DK016
Tjele Langsø


Country/territory: Denmark

IBA criteria met: A4, B2a, B3a, C2, C3 (2021)
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Area: 1,340 hectares (13.40 km2)

Dansk Ornitologisk Forening
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 poor not assessed not assessed
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A freshwater lake with adjacent agricultural land and remnants of semi-natural woodland and grassland.

Key biodiversity
The lake is polluted and few birds currently breed. Detailed data are only available from 1983 when the site was considered to be of international importance for staging Anser fabalis (1,200 birds).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tjele Langsø (Denmark). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tjele-langsø-iba-denmark on 23/12/2024.