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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1995	77 individuals	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	PETTIGOE PLATEAU	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI)	100
1995	Pettigoe Plateau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	95
1996	Pettigoe Plateau	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1999	Pettigoe Plateau	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
forestry	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pettigoe Plateau (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pettigoe-plateau-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.