Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven (Netherlands)

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Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	non-breeding	2011-2015	325-720 individuals	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2018	not assessed	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2013	Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2013	Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven	Natuurbeschermingswet	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Heathland	72
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations	23
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
nature conservation and research	77
tourism/recreation	50
hunting	15
agriculture	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven (Netherlands). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/strabrechtse-heide-&-beuven-iba-netherlands on 23/11/2024.