Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large site with heathland, marshes, fish-ponds, extensive grassland, deciduous woodland and agriculture land.
A breeding and staging area for reedbed species and meadow birds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
2,897 ha of IBA covered by proposed Site of Community Importance (Abeek met aanliggende moerasgebieden, 3,265 ha). 1,620 ha of IBA covered by proposed Site of Community Importance (Hageven en Dommelvallei, 1,910 ha). 1,839 ha of IBA covered by proposed Site of Community Importance (Itterbeek met Brand, Jagersborg en Schotsheide, 2,254 ha).
National Low
International High170 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Hageven, 170 ha). 400 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Stamprooierbroek-Urlobroek, 400 ha). 13,125 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Hamonterheide, Hageven, Buitenheide, Stamprooierbr, 13,125 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hamonterheide, Hageven, Buitenheide, Mariahof en Stamprooierbroek (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hamonterheide-hageven-buitenheide-mariahof-en-stamprooierbroek-iba-belgium on 24/12/2024.
