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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1992-1997	89-102 breeding pairs	B2, C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Würm-Heckengäu	Landschaftschutzgebiet	582	protected area overlaps with site	92
Würm-Heckengäu	Naturschutzgebiet	300	protected area overlaps with site	56
Tiefenbronn-Biet	Landschaftschutzgebiet	676	protected area overlaps with site	70
Sindelfingen	Landschaftschutzgebiet	308	protected area overlaps with site	31
Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord	Nature Park	374,000	protected area overlaps with site	412
Renningen	Landschaftschutzgebiet	561	protected area overlaps with site	75
Orchards, heathlands & forests around Weil der Sta	Nature Reserve	116	unknown	0
Orchards, heathlands & forests around Weil der Sta	Landscape Protected Area	0	unknown	0
Neuhausen-Biet	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,936	protected area overlaps with site	41
Leonberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	462	protected area overlaps with site	9
Hörnle und Geißberg	Naturschutzgebiet	68	protected area contained by site	67
Hörnle und Geißberg	Landschaftschutzgebiet	83	protected area overlaps with site	37
Heckengäu - Weil der Stadt	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,770	protected area overlaps with site	303
Hecken- und Schlehengäu, Gemarkung Gechingen	Landschaftschutzgebiet	721	protected area overlaps with site	15
Hacksberg und Steckental	Naturschutzgebiet	100	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Grafenau	Landschaftschutzgebiet	322	protected area is adjacent to site	7
Glemswald und Stuttgarter Bucht	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,813	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Glemswald	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,255	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Glemswald	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2,873	protected area overlaps with site	1,472
Glemswald	Landschaftschutzgebiet	8,094	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gäulandschaft an der Würm	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	851	protected area overlaps with site	124
Calwer Heckengäu	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,046	protected area overlaps with site	368
Büchelberg	Naturschutzgebiet	49	protected area contained by site	49

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Orchards, heathlands and forests around Weil der Stadt. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.