Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA criteria met: C6 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 20,440 hectares (204.40 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2009 | good | very high | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site comprises the 70 km stretch of the Odra valley between Narok town (by Opole town) and Wroc³aw city. The valley is forested mainly with hornbeam Carpinus, but there is also some riverine forest. Much of the site is meadows, pastures and fields. There are also numerous streams, oxbow lakes, areas of shallow water and bare silt remaining from former floods, and fish-ponds.
Key biodiversity
Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (up to two pairs), Haliaeetus albicilla (two pairs), Crex crex (4-5 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oak-hornbeam forests in the Odra valley (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oak-hornbeam-forests-in-the-odra-valley-iba-poland on 22/12/2024.