Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,486 hectares (64.86 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | moderate | medium | medium |
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Mudflats and saltmarshes bordering the Swale, which separates the Isle of Sheppey from the Kent mainland, in addition to extensive brackish and freshwater grazing-marshes on both sides of the channel. The IBA is important for wintering and passage wildfowl and waders, and breeding wildfowl, gulls and other reedbed/wetland species.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: The Swale (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-swale-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.