Vallei van de Zwarte Beek (Belgium) IBA | Summary

BE021

Vallei van de Zwarte Beek

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Belgium
Subnational region(s): Vlaams Gewest

IBA Justification: C6 (2000)

Area: 8,864 hectares (88.64 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): NATAGORA / NATUURPUNT

Site description (2000 baseline)
An extensive heathland on the Kempen plateau, with oligotrophic fens and sand-dunes, and the Zwarte Beek wil valley, a well-preserved, semi-natural landscape with bogs, moorland, marsh, woodland and extensive arable land.

Key biodiversity
This is a breeding area for meadow birds and woodland passerines.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallei van de Zwarte Beek (Belgium). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallei-van-de-zwarte-beek-iba-belgium on 04/01/2025.