Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of fen-dominated flood-plain interspersed with reedbed (Phragmites) and Salix/Betula scrub. Human activities include reed-cutting (`Other' land-use), boating and hunting (not of birds).
Key biodiversity
Important as a stop-over site for passage wildfowl as well as for breeding species of wet meadows. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (2-4 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peenetal (Peenetalmoor and Anklamer Stadtbruch) (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peenetal-(peenetalmoor-and-anklamer-stadtbruch)-iba-germany on 22/12/2024.