Sejerø Bay and Nekselø (3003)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Sejerø Bugt og Nekselø
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.8333, Longitude: 11.3000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 30
Area of KBA (km2): 404.66734
Protected area coverage (%): 99.48
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A shallow sea bay and coastal peninsulas with saltmarshes, reedbeds, heathlands, sandy and stony beaches, clay cliffs, unimproved dry grasslands, mixed deciduous forest and small patches of botanically interesting meadow on old shell beds. The site also includes a partly cultivated island with scattered habitation.
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: Of high importance for wintering Somateria mollissima and Melanitta nigra, but recent quantitative data are unavailable. Sterna paradisaea, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, breeds at the site.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (50%) | nature conservation and research (50%) | tourism/recreation (60%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 95 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 3 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 3 |