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Site description (2000 baseline)
An upland landscape supporting Fagus and Quercus forest, native montane coniferous forest and near-natural montane mixed forest (Fagus-Abies-Picea). Interspersed with these are areas of heathland, dry grassland, moist meadow, lightly improved meadow and pasture, raised bog, reed- Phragmites and sedge-beds, springs and screes.

Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding species of upland and forest habitats such as Tetrao urogallus, Glaucidium passerinum and Aegolius funereus.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Black Forest, east of the Murg. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-black-forest-east-of-the-murg-iba-germany on 27/09/2023.