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The site was identified as important in 2002 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	15 breeding pairs	C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding	1990-2000	15 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	breeding	1990-2000	20 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	breeding	1990-2000	300 breeding pairs	B3, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1942	Hattorfer Holz	Landschaftschutzgebiet	9
1950	Hohnstedter Holz und Wilshop	Landschaftschutzgebiet	9
1950	Hohnstedter Holz und Wilshop	Landschaftschutzgebiet	9
1971	Rothehofer Forst, Klieversberg und Detmerode	Landschaftschutzgebiet	16
1971	Beienroder Holz	Landschaftschutzgebiet	13
1977	Essenrode-Grassel	Landschaftschutzgebiet	22
1977	Essenrode-Grassel	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2
1977	Essenrode-Grassel	Landschaftschutzgebiet	25
1989	Schuntertal	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1
1999	Eichen-Hainbuchenwälder zwischen Braunschweig und Wolfsburg	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	28
1999	Beienroder Holz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
2000	Laubwälder zwischen Braunschweig und Wolfsburg	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	67
2006	Querumer Holz und angrenzende Landschaftsteile	Landschaftschutzgebiet	13

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forests south of Wolfsburg (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forests-south-of-wolfsburg-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.