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Site description (2007 baseline):

This reservoir was created following the flooding of a long shallow valley, and supports fringing reed Phragmites and Salix swamp. Water is pumped mainly from the River Stour, 14 km to the north.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abberton Reservoir (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abberton-reservoir-iba-united-kingdom on 27/12/2024.