Data Zone
Country/territory: Germany
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 7,975 hectares (79.75 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A large, intact area of wet meadows situated along the River Hamme, interspersed with oxbow lakes, and ditches. A bog is located in the northern part of the IBA which was formerly subject to spring flooding.
Key biodiversity
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (18 breeding pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hamme lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hamme-lowlands-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.