Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 1,088 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | very unfavourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A mosaic of neutral alluvial flood-meadows, fens, swamps, Alnus carr and freshwater habitats lying adjacent to the River Derwent, Pocklington Canal and Thornton Beck. The unimproved flood-meadows are amongst the most important in Europe. This site supports a variety of breeding wetland birds and attracts large numbers of wildfowl in winter.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lower Derwent Valley. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2020.
