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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Picea forest with a
Vaccinium field layer. Mixed forest is present in the area known as `Hohes Thüringer Schiefergebirge-Frankenwald'.
This site is regionally important for
Tetrao urogallus.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
A conservation project for
Tetrao urogallus is underway.
National High
International High233 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Thuringer Wald, 189,713 ha). 233 ha of IBA covered by Nature Park (Thüringer Wald/Westliches Schiefergebirge NP, 200,000 ha). 233 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Wurzelbergfarmde, 233 ha). IBA overlaps with Special Protection Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wurzelbergfarmde (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wurzelbergfarmde-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.
