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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of raised bogs, fens, transitional mires, forest and many small lakes in northern Estonia. The main land-use is forestry.
Ohepalu-Udriku mire complex is an important roosting place for migrating
Grus grus in autumn.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are drainage, and intensification of forestry. Udriku mire is designated as a strictly protected area within Ohepalu Nature Protection Area. Research involves monitoring of birds and mire plants.
National High
International None2,946 ha of IBA covered by Nature Protection Area (Ohepalu, 5,058 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ohepalu (Estonia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ohepalu-iba-estonia on 23/11/2024.
