BE029
Mechelse Heide en de Vallei van de Ziepbeek


Country/territory: Belgium

IBA criteria met: C6 (2000)
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Area: 2,350 ha

NATAGORA / NATUURPUNT

Site description (2000 baseline)
The site includes the Ziepobeek and the Asbeek valleys, which hold very important areas of wet and dry heath and fen, coniferous and deciduous woodland, and a small bog.

Key biodiversity
A breeding area for heathland and woodland species.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mechelse Heide en de Vallei van de Ziepbeek. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mechelse-heide-en-de-vallei-van-de-ziepbeek-iba-belgium on 26/09/2023.