UK060
Somerset Levels and Moors


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 7,061 hectares (70.61 km2)

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very poor high high
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The Levels and Moors have formed in the valleys of five rivers, which drain a large part of north Somerset. The whole area is low-lying, and the naturally poor drainage has encouraged peat build-up. Habitat-types include wet grassland, fen and raised bog. The IBA is important for breeding and wintering wildfowl and other wetland birds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Somerset Levels and Moors (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/somerset-levels-and-moors-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.