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Site description (2007 baseline):

The IBA is situated between Silverdale and Warton on the edge of Morecambe Bay, and contains the largest reedbed (Phragmites) in north-west England. The site is important for breeding reedbed species and wintering wildfowl.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Leighton Moss (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/leighton-moss-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.