DK017
Ålvand Klithede and Førby Sø


Country/territory: Denmark

IBA criteria met: C6 (2000)
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Area: 1,430 hectares (14 km2)

Dansk Ornitologisk Forening
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 moderate not assessed not assessed
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A heathland area with peatbogs, small wetlands and moorland lakes on old dunes.

Key biodiversity
Several other species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive also breed at the site, including Grus grus and Pluvialis apricaria.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ålvand Klithede and Førby Sø (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ålvand-klithede-and-førby-sø-iba-denmark on 05/12/2024.