Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 2,212 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | very unfavourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA covers a complex of habitats, including one of the largest intact reedbeds (Phragmites) in the UK. The site also includes the tidal Blyth estuary, and areas of brackish lagoon, lowland heathland and woodland. The site supports a rich diversity of breeding, wintering and passage species, and is noted for breeding Recurvirostra avosetta.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Minsmere - Walberswick. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/08/2019.
