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Gribskov Area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding (1994) 13–14 pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding (1994) 33–36 pairs C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2010 good not assessed not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2 / 2 (pairs) 100 good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1925 Strødam Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (Ia) 2
1971 Møllekrog Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (V) 1
1992 Hillerød Kommune §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV) 7
1992 Gribskov Kommune §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) (IV) 5

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 60 Forestry plantations
Forest 25 Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland) 10 Standing freshwater
Unknown 5

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 85
unknown 10
agriculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gribskov Area (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gribskov-area-iba-denmark on 25/12/2024.