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Leighton Moss


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
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Area: 129 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very unfavourable high medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The IBA is situated between Silverdale and Warton on the edge of Morecambe Bay, and contains the largest reedbed (Phragmites) in north-west England. The site is important for breeding reedbed species and wintering wildfowl.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Leighton Moss. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/leighton-moss-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.