Herbsleben ponds (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Herbsleben ponds

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Germany
Subnational region(s): Thüringen

IBA Justification: C7 (2002)

Area: 85 hectares (0.85 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of fish-ponds with reeds Phragmites, ditches and wet meadows. One of only a small number of wetlands in Thüringen.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding wetland and passage waterbirds.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Herbsleben ponds (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/herbsleben-ponds-iba-germany on 18/01/2025.