PL097
Nida Rivar Valley


Country/territory: Poland

IBA criteria met: C1, C4, C6 (2010)
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Area: 15,960 ha

Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 not assessed very high low
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Site description (2000 baseline)
The site comprises the stretch of the Nida river valley between the villages of Mostowice and Skowronno Dolne, as well as a wedge of a few square kilometres' area between Umianowice and Skowronno. The valley widens gradually up to 6 km width, to the gorge near the village of Sobowice. The whole of the site is covered by a system of small watercourses, and there are four low hills. There are many oxbow lakes, mires and seasonally flooded areas with aquatic vegetation (e.g. Potamogeton) and reed Phragmites. Amongst the meadows there are areas of wet alder Alnus forest and clumps of willow Salix, while the riversides are lined with trees/scrub of Salix and poplar Populus.

Key biodiversity
A total of 125 species have been recorded breeding, including 47 waterbirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nida Rivar Valley. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nida-rivar-valley-iba-poland on 19/03/2024.