Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA Criteria met: C1, C6 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 13,590 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2010 | very high | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A forest complex in the north-west part of the £êczyñsko-W³odawskie lakeland, between the Wieprz-Krzna Canal and the Tyœmienica river. The forest is drained by tributaries of the Tyœmienica (Ocho¿a, Piwonia-Bobrówka, Konotopa. Forest is mainly pine Pinus (stands up to 160 years old in some places) and mixed oak Quercus/pine, with some small stands dominated by other broadleaved species. In places there are transitional mires covered by sedge-beds (Scheuchzeria/Carex), and there are meadows along the Ocho¿a.
Key biodiversity
Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (2-3 pairs), Haliaeetus albicilla (two pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Parczew forests. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021.
