Estuaire de la Canche (2321)
France, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Estuaire de la Canche
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.5333, Longitude: 1.5667
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 43
Area of KBA (km2): 50.74553
Protected area coverage (%): 87.71
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The River Canche estuary, with mudflats, raised saltmarsh, beaches, sand-dunes, freshwater marshes and wet meadows.
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: The site is important for passage and wintering gulls. The site holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter, on a regular basis.
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture (2%) | forestry (2%) | hunting (30%) | not utilised (40%) | tourism/recreation (30%) | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 11 | |
| Forest | 6 | |
| Grassland | 11 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 11 | |
| Marine Neritic | 40 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 22 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: No major threats are reported.