Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut (France) IBA | Summary

FR061

Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut

Current view: summary

Country/territory: France

IBA criteria met: B1i, C3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 11,150 hectares (111.50 km²)

Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux

Site description (2000 baseline)
The site includes the Escaut and Scarpe Rivers and valleys where human activities include arable farming, cattle-farming, fishing, tourism, recreation and hunting.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for wintering waterbirds.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallées-de-la-scarpe-et-de-lescaut-iba-france on 23/12/2024.