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Site description (2000 baseline)
A typical area of the Famennian depression, covered by woodlands and pastures, and including the very important Marche en Famenne military camp, which remains free of agricultural disturbance, as well as a stretch of the River Ourthe.

Key biodiversity
Species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive occurring on passage or wintering include Milvus migrans, M. milvus, Circus cyaneus, C. aeruginosus, Falco peregrinus and F. columbarius.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marche en Famenne (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marche-en-famenne-iba-belgium on 15/01/2025.