UK096
Traeth Lafan, Conwy Bay


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4iii, B2, C4 (2007)
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Area: 2,694 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 favourable high medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
This large intertidal area, at the eastern end of the Menai Straits, contains a range of habitats including exposed and sheltered sands and mudflats diversified by freshwater streams. The IBA is important for wintering and passage wildfowl and waders.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Traeth Lafan, Conwy Bay (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/traeth-lafan-conwy-bay-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.