Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): South East
IBA Justification: A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
Area: 9,805 hectares (98.05 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | unfavourable | medium | low |
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 (2025) 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 16/01/2025.