Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,212 hectares (22.12 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | very poor | high | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
The IBA covers a complex of habitats, including one of the largest intact reedbeds (Phragmites) in the UK. The site also includes the tidal Blyth estuary, and areas of brackish lagoon, lowland heathland and woodland. The site supports a rich diversity of breeding, wintering and passage species, and is noted for breeding Recurvirostra avosetta.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Minsmere - Walberswick (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/minsmere--walberswick-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.