Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): North West
IBA Justification: B2, C6 (2007)
Area: 7,320 hectares (73.20 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
| Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2016 | very unfavourable | very high | low |
Site description (2007 baseline)
Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire. Continuously forested since the end of the Ice Age, the wooded forest of today is a remnant of a much larger royal hunting forest.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sherwood Forest (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sherwood-forest-iba-united-kingdom on 04/01/2025.