Key Biodiversity Areas

Plateaux agricoles des environs de Frencq (2324)
France, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Plateaux agricoles des environs de Frencq
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.5500, Longitude: 1.6833
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 200
Area of KBA (km2): 108.97054
Protected area coverage (%): 25.40
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: The site includes cereal fields, mesophile meadows and deciduous woodlands.
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.
Additional biodiversity: This is an important site for breeding species associated with agricultural habitats.

Habitats


Land use: agriculture (100%) | hunting (100%) | urban/industrial/transport (20%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Grassland9
Forest9
Artificial - Terrestrial82

Threats


Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The main threat to the site is the ongoing construction of a highway.