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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Large exotic conifer plantations on former heathland with several streams. Some heathland remains and there is one small area (9.5 ha) of natural
Quercus forest.
The site holds high numbers of breeding raptors and woodpeckers. Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive breed at the site, including
Pernis apivorus, Caprimulgus europaeus, Alcedo atthis, Dryocopus martius, Lullula arborea and
Lanius collurio.
National Partial
International High5,070 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Forest areas south of Silkeborg, 5,070 ha).
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.
