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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Mixed woodland with heathland, ponds,
Populus groves and bocage.
This is an important area for forest and heathland birds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are recreation, afforestation with conifers, and stag hunting until the end of March, which disturbs early breeding species.
National None
International High5,950 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (La Brenne, 140,000 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brenne: Forêt de Lancosme (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brenne:-forêt-de-lancosme-iba-france on 23/11/2024.
