Data Zone
Country/territory: Belgium
IBA criteria met: C6 (2000)
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Area: 10,015 ha
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 (2024) 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 23/11/2024.