Data Zone
Country/territory: Netherlands
IBA criteria met: B1i, C6 (2016)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 340 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | not assessed | very high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Boezem's Kinderdijk includes the Hoge Boezem Nederwaard, the Overwaard and Nieuw-Lekkerland as well as parts of the adjacent polders Blokweer and Nieuw-Lekkerland. It is world-renowned for the windmills and pumping stations, invented to keep the polders dry. The vegetation is a mixture of reedbeds and marshes, willow forests, and (wet) grasslands interspersed with a system of ditches and watercourses. Boezem's Kinderdijk is an important breeding area for marsh birds like Purple heron, Spotted crake, Black stern and Savi’s warbler. It is also important for migratory and wintering birds like Wigeon, Gadwall and Shoveler. It holds one of the largest populations of Desmoulin's whorl snail (Vertigo moulinsiana) and a population of Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus).
Acknowledgements
Data for the IBA criteria assessment was provided and analysed by Sovon, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, as commisioned by the Dutch BirdLife Partner (The Society for Protection of Birds, VBN).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Boezems Kinderdijk (Netherlands). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/boezems-kinderdijk-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.