UK059
Salisbury Plain


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
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Area: 19,663 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 favourable medium medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Three large expanses of heathland and grassland with scattered woods, supporting an exceptional chalk grassland flora and fauna. Much of the site is a military training area. As well as the key species, the site also supports large numbers of farmland and grassland passerines.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salisbury Plain (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salisbury-plain-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.