Deelen (1234)
Netherlands, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Deelen
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.0333, Longitude: 5.9167
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): -1 00
Area of KBA (km2): 5.14262
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An area of former peat-workings comprising open water, reedbeds, shrubs and wet meadows, located to the north of the city of Heerenveen. Human activities include reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below). This site, together with site 055, formed part of a single, larger site (former site NL023) 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 meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: An important roost for geese Anser from surrounding feeding areas.
Delineation rationale: 3 March 2017: name and area now equal to the designated Special Protection Area (Birds Directive).See also https://www.synbiosys.alterra.nl/natura2000/gebiedendatabase.aspx?subj=n2k
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (5%) | fisheries/aquaculture (50%) | hunting (20%) | nature conservation and research (92%) | tourism/recreation (20%) | water management (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 10 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 90 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Nutrient pollution of wetlands is a problem (`Other' threat, above).
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming | Ongoing |
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Problematic native species/diseases | Unspecified species | Ongoing |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Ongoing | |
| Natural system modifications | Other ecosystem modifications | Ongoing | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Ongoing |