UK061
South Cornwall Coast


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, C2, C6 (2007)
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Area: 12,362 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2007 low favourable negligible
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Site description
A long stretch of coastline running from the Helford River to St Austell, incorporating the estuary complexes of the Fal and Helford, and extending 6 km out to sea. The nearshore area supports important numbers of divers and grebes.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: South Cornwall Coast. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.