Pettigoe Plateau (United Kingdom) IBA | Details

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Pettigoe Plateau

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1995)	77 birds	C6

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	PETTIGOE PLATEAU	Area of Special Scientific Interest (NI) (IV)	100

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
forestry	10

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 26/12/2024.