IT029
Marengo heronry


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
An area of woodland along the Orba river, on the west Padana plain, 10 km south of the town of Alessandria. The main land-use is nature conservation.



Key biodiversity
A large, mixed heronry.



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No major threats are present.



Protected areas
National High International None30 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Torrente Orba, 246 ha).




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marengo heronry (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marengo-heronry-iba-italy on 23/11/2024.