Gladhouse Reservoir (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Gladhouse Reservoir

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	1991-1996	2,940 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	very unfavourable	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	2,940	802	individuals	28	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Unknown	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Gladhouse Reservoir	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1988	Gladhouse Reservoir	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2000	Gladhouse Reservoir	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	97
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	1
Forest	Mixed woodland	1
Shrubland	Scrub	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
tourism/recreation	97

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gladhouse Reservoir (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gladhouse-reservoir-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.