Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B2, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 27,924 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A large expanse of enclosed woodland, both ancient and more recent, with open areas of heathland, and broken by numerous valleys and mires. The forest supports a rich lichen, fern, moss and liverwort flora.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: New Forest. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/08/2020.
