Greenlaw Moor (United Kingdom) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Greenlaw Moor

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	passage	2001-2006	4,870 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	high	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	15,400	549	individuals	4	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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	Not assessed	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1961	Greenlaw Moor	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	100
1988	Greenlaw Moor	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1996	Greenlaw Moor	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	68
Shrubland	Heathland	30
Forest		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	98
tourism/recreation	90
water management	3

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Greenlaw Moor (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/greenlaw-moor-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.