Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA criteria met: C6 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 62,950 hectares (629.50 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2009 | good | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
The north-western part of Solska forest. Wet soils cover half of the area, which is drained by many natural watercourses, channels and ditches. Forest vegetation is dense and species-rich, dominated in places by pine Pinus, fir Abies, spruce Picea, oak Quercus, beech Fagus, ash Fraxinus and alder Alnus. Many stands have a natural character with some old-growth trees. Raised bogs and transitional mires occur in areas with little water flow, and were used in the last century for fish-ponds. There are 150 such former ponds, each with an area of 10-50 ha and a varying amount of plant cover.
Key biodiversity
Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (2-3 pairs), Crex crex.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Janów forests (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/janów-forests-iba-poland on 27/12/2024.