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The site was identified as important in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	breeding	2009	2 breeding pairs	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2007-2008	9-13 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	2007	100-140 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	2007	21-27 breeding pairs	C6
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva	LC	breeding	2007	300-400 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2010).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	marine and freshwater aquaculture - subsistence/artisinal aquaculture	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	drought	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Rzeki Dzierzgoń (woj. pomorskie)	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	4,275	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Park Krajobrazowy Pojezierza Iławskiego	Park Krajobrazowy	25,427	protected area contains site	25,045
Ostoja Iławska	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	21,029	protected area overlaps with site	19,362
Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Pojezierza Iławskiego - Wschód	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	2,245	protected area overlaps with site	0
Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu Pojezierza Iławskiego - część A i B	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	13,678	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lasy Iławskie	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,219	protected area overlaps with site	24,380
Kanału Elbląskiego	Obszar Chronionego Krajobrazu	30,426	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Jezioro Gaudy	Rezerwat Przyrody	521	protected area contained by site	333
Jasne	Rezerwat Przyrody	106	protected area contained by site	106
Czerwica	Rezerwat Przyrody	13	protected area contained by site	12
Aleje Pojezierza Iławskiego	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	377	protected area overlaps with site	74

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Ruderal land	-
Grassland		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-
not utilised	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilawa Forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilawa-forest-iba-poland on 02/10/2023.