UK301
Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4iii, B1i, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
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Area: 1,366 hectares (13.66 km2)

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 good high low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
A series of reclaimed gravel pits and surrounding grassland, important for wintering waterbirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-nene-valley-gravel-pits-iba-united-kingdom on 27/12/2024.