Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 45,480 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
One of the largest and most important areas of continuous intertidal habitat in Britain. The system is a dynamic one, with shifting channels undergoing phases of erosion and accretion. The IBA is important for wintering wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Upper Solway Flats and Marshes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/02/2020.
