UK038
Lower Derwent Valley


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 1,088 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 medium low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Derwent Valley. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-derwent-valley-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.