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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A range of narrow mountain ridges situated between the Zagyva river and Tarna creek, including the Kékes summit, the highest point in Hungary. The vegetation is dominated by oak
Quercus forest on acidic soils, with submontane
Quercus,
Carpinus,
Fagus forests at higher altitudes. Large tracts of land are planted with spruce
Picea, and the forested area as a whole is intensively managed, whilst orchards and grasslands are mostly abandoned. A popular area for recreation.
An important area for raptors and other forest species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
High levels of grazing pressure from game species such as red deer
Cervus elaphus are restricting forest regeneration.
National Partial
International None186 ha of IBA covered by Nature Conservation Area (Gyöngyösi Sárhegy, 186 ha). 11,863 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Mátrai, 11,863 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mátra (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mátra-iba-hungary on 23/11/2024.
