Marche en Famenne (727)
Belgium, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Marche en Famenne
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.3000, Longitude: 5.4167
System: terrestrial
0KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A typical area of the Famennian depression, covered by woodlands and pastures, and including the very important Marche en Famenne military camp, which remains free of agricultural disturbance, as well as a stretch of the River Ourthe.
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: Species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive occurring on passage or wintering include Milvus migrans, M. milvus, Circus cyaneus, C. aeruginosus, Falco peregrinus and F. columbarius.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (40%) | forestry (60%) | hunting (50%) | military (40%) | nature conservation and research (1%) | tourism/recreation (60%) | urban/industrial/transport (1%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 30 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 15 | |
| Shrubland | 15 | |
| Grassland | 1 | |
| Forest | 40 |