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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
This site comprises a lake and surrounding mire and swamp, and is situated about 5 km inland from the Northumberland coast. The lake supports
Typha and a floating mat of vegetation, with bracken
Pteridium and gorse
Ulex occurring in drier parts of the site. Human activities include peat extraction. The site is important for wintering wildfowl and waders.
Anser anser are from the Icelandic breeding population.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Holburn Lake and Moss (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/holburn-lake-and-moss-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.
