Data Zone
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 | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerwald | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 28,948 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Weier- und Winterbach | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 222 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Waldaubacher Hecke bei Rabenscheid | Naturschutzgebiet | 16 | protected area contained by site | 16 |
| Vogelschutzgebiet Wälder und Wiesen bei Burbach und Neunkirchen | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 4,655 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Viehweide am Barstein | Naturschutzgebiet | 20 | protected area contained by site | 20 |
| Ulmbachtal und Wiesen in den Hainerlen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 145 | protected area overlaps with site | 82 |
| Rückerscheid mit Aubachtal | Naturschutzgebiet | 78 | protected area contained by site | 78 |
| Rehbachtal zwischen Driedorf und Merkenbach | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 110 | protected area overlaps with site | 27 |
| Rabenscheider Holz | Naturschutzgebiet | 57 | protected area overlaps with site | 53 |
| NSG Weier- und Winterbach | Naturschutzgebiet | 160 | protected area is adjacent to site | 2 |
| Mühlbachtal bei Gusternhain | Naturschutzgebiet | 42 | protected area contained by site | 42 |
| LSG-Burbach | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 5,675 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Lahn-Dill-Bergland | Nature Park | 87,405 | protected area overlaps with site | 565 |
| Krombachtalsperre | Landschaftschutzgebiet | 1,853 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Kreuzberg und Kahlenbergskopf bei Obershausen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,098 | protected area overlaps with site | 74 |
| Kallenbachtal zwischen Arborn und Obershausen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 174 | protected area overlaps with site | 151 |
| Kallenbachtal bei Arborn und Nenderoth | Naturschutzgebiet | 70 | protected area overlaps with site | 46 |
| Hoher Westerwald | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 7,611 | protected area overlaps with site | 5,944 |
| Hoher Westerwald | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,965 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,762 |
| Hickengrund | Landscape Protection Area | 261 | protected area overlaps with site | 13 |
| Heidenkopf und Knoten nördlich Mengerskirchen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 118 | protected area overlaps with site | 69 |
| Grünland und Höhlen bei Erdbach und Medenbach | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 307 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Fuchskaute | Naturschutzgebiet | 40 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Feuerheck bei Waldaubach | Naturschutzgebiet | 24 | protected area contained by site | 24 |
| Feuchtgebiete und Heiden des Hohen Westerwaldes | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,780 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Erdbacher Höhlen | Naturschutzgebiet | 49 | protected area overlaps with site | 6 |
| Dill bis Herborn-Burg mit Zuflüssen | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 94 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
| Die Heck bei Hohenroth | Naturschutzgebiet | 20 | protected area contained by site | 20 |
| Bermershube bei Heisterberg | Naturschutzgebiet | 45 | protected area contained by site | 45 |
| Aubachtal bei Rabenscheid | Naturschutzgebiet | 63 | protected area overlaps with site | 47 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland | - |
| Shrubland | Scrub, Heathland | - |
| Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: High Westerwald around Driedorf. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/high-westerwald-around-driedorf-iba-germany on 26/09/2023.
