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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	6,209-9,035 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	188-400 individuals	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	De Groote Peel	Nature Conservation Law	76
1980	Groote Peel	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	67
1990	De Groote Peel I	Natural Monument	67
1990	De Groote Peel II	Natural Monument	33
1993	De Groote Peel	Nationaal Park	96
2000	Groote Peel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	Groote Peel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	Groote Peel	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	60
Shrubland	Heathland	30
Forest	Mixed woodland	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	99
tourism/recreation	30
hunting	10
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Groote Peel (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/groote-peel-iba-netherlands on 22/11/2024.