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Site description (2004 baseline)
Vast forest site, largely unaffected by drainage and comparatively lightly managed due to its status as a former Soviet military firing range. Several natural streams with many beaver dams cross the area. Most of the forests are secondary deciduous stands comprising remnants of old-growth stands. Listed as an IBA since 2000 [3, 1]. Fully protected: there is a 100% overlap with the newly designated Zvarde forests nature park, a candidate SPA.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zvarde forest (Latvia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zvarde-forest-iba-latvia on 23/12/2024.