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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding (1994)	5–7 breeding pairs	C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	1 / 2 (breeding pairs)	50	unfavourable
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	2 / 7 (breeding pairs)	29	very unfavourable
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	6 / 21 (breeding pairs)	29	very unfavourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1903	Borris Skydeterræn	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV)	38

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	55	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	25	Blanket bogs
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Forestry plantations

Land use	% of IBA
military	100
nature conservation and research	40
forestry	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Borris Hede (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/borris-hede-iba-denmark on 09/01/2025.