Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 479 hectares (4.79 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | not assessed | medium | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
The IBA covers about 6 km of the Stour flood-plain downstream of Canterbury. The site includes flooded gravel-pits, reedbeds (Phragmites) and lagoons, in an area that has undergone colliery subsidence. Margins are well-vegetated with scrub and Alnus carr, which supports a diverse ground flora. Fen communities exist in areas of cut reedbed, with a rich aquatic flora present in some of the dykes. The site supports a wide range of wetland birds including notable populations of breeding and wintering reedbed species.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stodmarsh (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stodmarsh-iba-united-kingdom on 27/12/2024.