Irbe valley and Dizpurvs (321)
Latvia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Irbes ieleja un Dizpurvs
Central coordinates: Latitude: 57.5833, Longitude: 22.0500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 20
Area of KBA (km2): 100.62534
Protected area coverage (%): 93.97
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Large and complex site, consisting predominantly of wetland and forest. There is a raised bog Dizpurvs with forested dune peninsulas in the centre. A natural system of parallel ancient forested dunes interspersed with narrow strips of fens or mires and lakes extends to the north. Surrounding and delimiting the area are Trumpe, Stende and Irbe rivers with natural flood-plain meadows and oxbows. Listed as an IBA since 1994 [3, 4, 1]. Partially protected: there is a 87.1% overlap with Ances purvi un mezi restricted nature reserve, a candidate SPA.
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.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (1%) | forestry (25%) | hunting | military | nature conservation and research | tourism/recreation (20%) | urban/industrial/transport (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 9 | |
| Grassland | 3 | |
| Forest | 63 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 4 | |
| Shrubland | 21 |