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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A very large forest area with glades, lakes and some small bogs. Formerly very extensive wetlands occurred within the forest, covering 70% of the site 150 years ago, but most have been drained and only small areas remain.
Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive breed at the site, including
Pernis apivorus, Accipiter gentilis, Caprimulgus europaeus, Dryocopus martius and
Lanius collurio.
National Low
International High6,130 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Grib Skov, 6,130 ha).
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 23/11/2024.
