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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
The Forest of Bowland forms a western outlier to the Pennines, with gentle slopes and level ground on ridges. Fast-flowing streams drain an extensive area of upland moorland and blanket mire, and bracken
Pteridium may dominate on lower ground. The IBA supports a typical range of breeding upland birds, and is a breeding stronghold of
Circus cyaneus. The site is also important for breeding waders and gulls.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bowland Fells (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bowland-fells-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.
