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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is accidental disturbance to birds by tourism. A project has been underway since 1986 to encourage the breeding of
Mergus merganser and
Bucephala clangula on islands in Jasien lake (over 100 nest-boxes).
National High
International None31,279 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Park (Zaborski, 31,279 ha).
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 23/11/2024.
