Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven (1266)
Netherlands, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Strabrechtse Heide & Beuven
Central coordinates: Latitude: 51.3833, Longitude: 5.6333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 22 to 26
Area of KBA (km2): 7.57458
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Tracts of heathland and fen interspersed with forestry plantations (mixed woodland), arable land and a shallow freshwater lake (Beuven). The site is located to the south-east of the city of Eindhoven. This site, together with sites 086 and 087, formed part of a single, larger site (former site NL056) in the previous pan-European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: 9 March 2017: name and area edited. Now equal to the designated Special Protection Area (Birds Directive).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (10%) | hunting (15%) | nature conservation and research (77%) | tourism/recreation (50%) | water management (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 72 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 23 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | Excess energy | Noise pollution | Only in the future |