Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large raised bog with pools in western Estonia. There is practically no exploitative land-use.
The bog is an important roosting place in autumn for migrating
Grus grus, and a good diversity of mire and forest species breed.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats are practically absent. Research involves monitoring of roosting
Grus grus.
National High
International None4,599 ha of IBA covered by Nature Protection Area (Marimetsa, 4,599 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marimetsa-Õmma (Estonia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marimetsa-õmma-iba-estonia on 24/11/2024.
