PL126
Niepolomice forest


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 very unfavourable high low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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


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.