UK065
Stodmarsh


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
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Area: 479 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 not assessed medium medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The IBA covers about 6 km of the Stour flood-plain downstream of Canterbury. The site includes flooded gravel-pits, reedbeds (Phragmites) and lagoons, in an area that has undergone colliery subsidence. Margins are well-vegetated with scrub and Alnus carr, which supports a diverse ground flora. Fen communities exist in areas of cut reedbed, with a rich aquatic flora present in some of the dykes. The site supports a wide range of wetland birds including notable populations of breeding and wintering reedbed species.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stodmarsh. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stodmarsh-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.