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Mittleres Wietingsmoor


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC breeding 1990-2000 49 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wietingsmoor Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,816 protected area overlaps with site 1,079
Weddigeloh Landschaftschutzgebiet 262 protected area overlaps with site 52
Wackelberge und angrenzende Landschaftsteile Landschaftschutzgebiet 136 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Sprekelsmeer Naturschutzgebiet 6 protected area overlaps with site 5
Sprekelsmeer Landschaftschutzgebiet 4 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Mittleres Wietingsmoor Naturschutzgebiet 289 protected area contained by site 298
Freistätter Moor Naturschutzgebiet 873 protected area contained by site 878
Diepholzer Moorniederung Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 12,648 protected area overlaps with site 820


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mittleres Wietingsmoor. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mittleres-wietingsmoor-iba-germany on 19/03/2024.