Gebieden gelegen te Peer en Hechtel-Eksel (Belgium) IBA | Summary

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Gebieden gelegen te Peer en Hechtel-Eksel

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Belgium
Subnational region(s): Vlaams Gewest

IBA Justification: C6 (2000)

Area: 10,015 hectares (100.15 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): NATAGORA / NATUURPUNT

Site description (2000 baseline)
Extensive grassland with a few extensively cultivated areas, bisected by valleys with old hay-meadows and wet woodlands. Of particular importance are the Abeek, Dommel and Bolliserbeek valleys.

Key biodiversity
Alcedo atthis also breeds at this site.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gebieden gelegen te Peer en Hechtel-Eksel (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gebieden-gelegen-te-peer-en-hechtel-eksel-iba-belgium on 04/01/2025.