Rhine flats Sasbach - Wittenweier (Germany) IBA | Summary

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Rhine flats Sasbach - Wittenweier

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Germany

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2002)
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Area: 4,811 hectares (48.11 km²)

NABU Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union

Site description (2000 baseline)
The site comprises part of the former flood-plain of the now embanked River Rhine. Habitat-types include riverine forest, relict Alnus swamp-forest, springs, gravel-pits, reedbeds (Phragmites), dry grassland, meadows, arable land and orchards. An introduced species of herb (Solidago) is spreading within the native vegetation.

Key biodiversity
This is an important stop-over site for passage wildfowl, and is nationally important for breeding Sterna hirundo.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rhine flats Sasbach - Wittenweier (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rhine-flats-sasbach--wittenweier-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.