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Site description (2000 baseline):

The site was formerly a clearing pond for an iron-ore company. The water is brackish.

This is an important area for waterbirds and species breeding in reedbeds (Phragmites). Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (passage).

National None International NoneIBA overlaps with Special Protection Area (Heerter Klärteich).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Heerter See (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/heerter-see-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.