UK025
Bowland Fells


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 79,978 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 favourable low negligible
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The Forest of Bowland forms a western outlier to the Pennines, with gentle slopes and level ground on ridges. Fast-flowing streams drain an extensive area of upland moorland and blanket mire, and bracken Pteridium may dominate on lower ground. The IBA supports a typical range of breeding upland birds, and is a breeding stronghold of Circus cyaneus. The site is also important for breeding waders and gulls.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bowland Fells. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bowland-fells-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.