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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A lake with reedbeds (
Phragmites), wet meadows, heathland, woodland, and arable land. Human activities include agriculture and stock-raising
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This site is important for woodland species, particularly
Accipiter gentilis,
Milvus migrans and
Dryocopus martius.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Breeding birds are disturbed by tourism and recreation activities, fishing and hunting (including illegal hunting).
National Low
International None250 ha of IBA covered by Hunting Reserve (250 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lac de Rillé et forêts voisines (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lac-de-rillé-et-forêts-voisines-iba-france on 25/12/2024.
