Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 9,805 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | unfavourable | medium | low |
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The IBA includes inland wetlands, grazing-marsh and arable land, and two shingle-beaches at Dungeness and Rye Harbour. The shingle-beach systems support very unusual vegetation-types. The IBA is important for breeding terns and breeding, passage and wintering wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dungeness To Pett Levels (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dungeness-to-pett-levels-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.