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The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2011-2015	102-108 breeding pairs	B3, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	30	102	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Unknown	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Leende I	Nature Reserve	82
-	Leende II	Nature Reserve	6
1996	Leenderbos; Groote Heide & De Plateaux	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1998	Leenderbos; Groote Heide & De Plateaux	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2002	Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations	75
Shrubland	Heathland	22

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
hunting	97
nature conservation and research	97
tourism/recreation	95
forestry	50
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/leenderbos-groote-heide-&-de-plateaux-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.