Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Crex crex (18 breeding pairs).
National None
International HighIBA overlaps with Special Protection Area.
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.
