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The site was identified as important in 2002 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	1997-2000	10 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1997-2000	20 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1997-2000	2 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1956	Forehahi	Landschaftschutzgebiet	92
1960	Bergstraße/Odenwald	Nature Park	100
1995	Oberlücke von Viernheim	Naturschutzgebiet	<1
2000	Wälder der südlichen hessischen Oberrheinebene	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	76
2000	Glockenbuckel von Viernheim und angrenzende Flächen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2001	Reliktwald Lampertheim und Sandrasen untere Wildbahn	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2001	Viernheimer Waldheide und angrenzende Flächen	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2003	Wald südöstlich Bürstadt	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2003	Glockenbuckel von Viernheim	Naturschutzgebiet	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lorsch forest and Vierheim heathland (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lorsch-forest-and-vierheim-heathland-iba-germany on 23/11/2024.