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Site description
The site comprises part of the former flood-plain of the now embanked River Rhine. Habitat-types include riverine forest, relict Alnus swamp-forest, springs, gravel-pits, reedbeds (Phragmites), dry grassland, meadows, arable land and orchards. An introduced species of herb (Solidago) is spreading within the native vegetation.

Key biodiversity
This is an important stop-over site for passage wildfowl, and is nationally important for breeding Sterna hirundo.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rhine flats Sasbach - Wittenweier. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/11/2022.