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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Situated near to the town of Sárospatak, and surrounded by the flood-plains of the Bodrog and Hernád rivers.
Quercus,
Carpinus and
Fagus dominate the submontane forests, with montane
Fagus forests existing on the northern slopes. Old, traditional orchards, vineyards and pastures occur in valleys and on slopes. Human activities include haymaking, grazing, hunting and mining.
The most important site for raptors in Hungary, with large numbers of woodpeckers also present:
Picus canus,
Dendrocopos medius and
D.
syriacus.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The abandonment of pasture management and afforestation with spruce
Picea has reduced the feeding area available to raptors. The damming of the Aranyos valley and a quarry at Pálháza have been proposed, and gold-prospecting in Telkibánya district and unregulated tourism are additional problems. The existing protected area is being enlarged. MME Zemplén Chapter protects raptor nest-sites, and the Directorate of Bükk National Park is re-creating mountain meadows.
National Partial
International None2 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Bodrogszegi Várhegy, 2 ha). 26,496 ha of IBA covered by Landscape Protected Area (Zempléni, 26,496 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zemplén Mountains (Hungary). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zemplén-mountains-iba-hungary on 25/12/2024.
