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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1993	30-40 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Veewei	Erkend natuurreservaat	22	protected area contained by site	0
Vallei- en brongebied van de Zwarte Beek; Bolisserbeek en Dommel met heide en vengebieden.	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,306	protected area overlaps with site	7,505
Vallei van de Zwarte Beek	Erkend natuurreservaat	868	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vallei van de Zwarte Beek	Nature Reserve	827	protected area contained by site	827
Vallei van de Grote Beek	Erkend natuurreservaat	138	protected area overlaps with site	0
openbaar bos Limburg	Openbaar bos	20,569	protected area overlaps with site	0
Militair domein en vallei van de Zwarte Beek	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8,889	protected area overlaps with site	8,864
Kamp Beverlo	Militaire domeinen onder het protocol	4,393	protected area contained by site	0
In de Brand	Bosreservaat	12	protected area overlaps with site	0
Het Pijnven	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	548	protected area overlaps with site	0
Helderbeekvallei-terril	Vlaams natuurreservaat	157	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dommelvallei	Erkend natuurreservaat	107	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Vallei van de Grote Nete bovenstrooms	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	941	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Terril Heusden-Zolder	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	171	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Stuifzandcomplexen Hechtel	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	263	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Mangel- en Winterbeek	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	697	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Helderbeek-Hokselaar	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	378	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Boven- en middenloop Zwarte Beek	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	655	protected area overlaps with site	0
De Bolisserbeek-Dommel	Vlaams Ecologisch Netwerk	634	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bocholt; Hechtel-Eksel, Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Neerpelt en Peer	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,863	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
military	-
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vallei van de Zwarte Beek. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.