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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	non-breeding (2011–2015)	7,476–10,682 individuals	C6
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	winter (2011–2015)	4,501 individuals	B3
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	winter (2011–2015)	20,035 individuals	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (2011–2015)	63,974–86,179 individuals	A4iii, C4

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate manage­ment plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the popul­ations of qualify­ing bird species	Not assessed	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Arkemheen	Nature Reserve (-)	12
2010	Arkemheen	Natuurbeschermingswet (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	100	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
hunting	90
agriculture	65
nature conservation and research	12
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arkemheen (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arkemheen-iba-netherlands on 06/01/2025.