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Site description (2007 baseline):

A mosaic of neutral alluvial flood-meadows, fens, swamps, Alnus carr and freshwater habitats lying adjacent to the River Derwent, Pocklington Canal and Thornton Beck. The unimproved flood-meadows are amongst the most important in Europe. This site supports a variety of breeding wetland birds and attracts large numbers of wildfowl in winter.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Derwent Valley (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-derwent-valley-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.