Forest areas south of Silkeborg (Denmark) IBA | Details

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Forest areas south of Silkeborg

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (2013–2021)	max 6 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (2013–2021)	2–3 pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding (2013–2021)	max 9 pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (2013–2021)	1–26 pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (2013–2021)	1–15 pairs	C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2021. The most recent assessment (2009) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2009	very poor	not assessed	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	1 / 1 (pairs)	100	good
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	1 / 2 (pairs)	50	poor
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	1 / 5 (pairs)	20	very poor
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	2 / 5 (pairs)	40	poor
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	4 / 16 (pairs)	25	very poor
Lanius excubitor	2 / 4 (birds)	50	poor
Common Raven Corvus corax	2 / 3 (pairs)	67	poor
Woodlark Lullula arborea	1 / 10 (pairs)	10	very poor

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Vrads Sande	Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (IV)	3
1992	Ikast-Brande Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	1
1992	Silkeborg Kommune	§3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV)	1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	65	Forestry plantations
Wetlands (inland)	15	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Shrubland	10	Heathland
Unknown	10

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	65
unknown	25
nature conservation and research	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forest areas south of Silkeborg (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forest-areas-south-of-silkeborg-iba-denmark on 25/12/2024.