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The site was identified as important in 2010 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	2008	21-30 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	2007-2008	150-210 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2003-2009	430-820 breeding pairs	C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2010).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Grassland		0	0	poor (40-69%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wiślisko Kobyle	Rezerwat Przyrody	7	protected area overlaps with site	0
Wiolisko Kobyle	Nature Reserve	7	protected area contained by site	7
Torfowisko Wielkie Błoto	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	348	protected area contained by site	348
Rezerwat hodowlany ÿubra nizinnego	Nature Reserve	150	protected area contained by site	150
Puszcza Niepołomicka	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11,762	protected area overlaps with site	11,762
Lipówka	Rezerwat Przyrody	25	protected area contained by site	25
Lipówka	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	25	protected area contained by site	25
Koło Grobli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	600	protected area overlaps with site	334
Kolo w Puszczy Niepolomickiej	Nature Reserve	3	protected area contained by site	3
Gibiel	Rezerwat Przyrody	29	protected area contained by site	29
Dóugosz Królewski	Nature Reserve	25	protected area contained by site	25
Długosz Królewski	Rezerwat Przyrody	25	protected area contained by site	0
Dębina	Rezerwat Przyrody	12	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dębina	Rezerwat Przyrody	12	protected area contained by site	13

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Niepolomice forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/niepolomice-forest-iba-poland on 30/09/2023.