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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	8-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	2011-2015	22-27 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	2011-2015	36-46 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2011-2015	143-150 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vledderhof	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy	108	protected area contained by site	108
Kern Boswachterij Vledderveld	Nature Reserve	119	protected area contained by site	119
Drents-Friese Woud	National Park	6,130	protected area contained by site	6,130
Drents-Friese Wold & Leggelderveld	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,806	protected area contains site	6,390
Drents-Friese Wold & Leggelderveld	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,466	protected area contains site	7,093
Drents-Friese Wold & Leggelderveld	Natuurbeschermingswet	7,466	protected area contains site	0
Drents-Friese Wold	Nationaal Park	5,552	protected area overlaps with site	0
Doldersummer Veld	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy	413	protected area contained by site	426
Bouwersveld	Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy	53	protected area contained by site	63
Boswachterij Smilde	Nature Reserve	2,471	protected area contained by site	2,471
Boswachterij Appelscha	Nature Reserve	1,849	protected area contained by site	1,849
Berkenheuvel	Nature Conservation Law	1,000	protected area contained by site	1,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
water management	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Drents-Friese Wold & Leggelderveld. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.