Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 11,030 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2007 | high | favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (baseline)
The IBA contains several widely separated fragments of what was once an almost continuous block of heathland in the Thames basin. It includes much of the remaining heathland and mire in Surrey, north-east Hampshire and south Berkshire. The habitat mosaics comprise acidic grassland and heathland, and areas of invasive Ulex, Betula, Quercus and Pinus sylvestris. The IBA holds important breeding populations of specialist heathland birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thames Basin Heaths. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2614 on 04/06/2023.
