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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A range of low slate and limestone hills between Purbach and Bruckneudorf. The area is mostly
Quercus-Carpinus forest with vineyards, arable land and mesophile grassland around the forest edge. Part of the site is a military training area consisting of mesophile grassland and forest. Human activities include forestry and hunting.
The site is important for forest birds and species found in mixed agricultural landscapes.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats come from the intensification of forestry, particularly the building of access roads, and the expansion of settlements into grasslands with associated refuse-dumping.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-eastern Leithagebirge (Austria). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-eastern-leithagebirge-iba-austria on 23/11/2024.
