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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
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 24/11/2024.
