Site description (2000 baseline)
An extremely diverse area in the Striemerbeek valley, with heathland, marshes, oligotrophic and mesotrophic ponds, wet woodlands and inland dunes.
Key biodiversity
The IBA is a breeding site for reedbed species.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: De Maten. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/de-maten-iba-belgium on 03/10/2023.