Data Zone
Country/territory: Poland
IBA criteria met: C1 (2010)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 37,260 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | favourable | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site comprises a Landscape Park which protects both the basin of the middle S³upia river (including tributaries: Bytowa, Jutrzenka, Kamienica, Skotawa) as well as many lakes (the largest being Jasieñ, G³êbokie, and Skotowskie). The lakes have low levels of nutrients. There are many ravines. Forest is 40-100 years old, mainly pine Pinus, beech Fagus and hornbeam Carpinus on dry ground, with some mixed Pinus and oak Quercus. In the swamps there is bog forest of alder Alnus, and in the stream valleys there is alder Alnus scrub.
Key biodiversity
A total of 138 species have been recorded breeding, including Haliaeetus albicilla (one pair; species is of global conservation concern but does not meet IBA criteria) and Grus grus (34-45 pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Slupia River Valley (Poland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/slupia-river-valley-iba-poland on 22/11/2024.