Store Vildmose, Ryå and Stavad Enge (Denmark)

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Store Vildmose, Ryå and Stavad Enge

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Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context

Store Vildmose was formerly a large raised bog, but due to drainage and peat extraction is now mostly arable land, although smaller areas of bog remain. The IBA includes the adjacent meadows along the Ryå stream.

Key biodiversity

This is an important staging area for Cygnus columbianus. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (max. 4, breeding).

Protected areas

National None International None

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Store Vildmose, Ryå and Stavad Enge (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/store-vildmose-ryå-and-stavad-enge-iba-denmark on 22/11/2024.