Key Biodiversity Areas

Saint-Hubert (728)
Belgium, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Saint-Hubert
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.0833, Longitude: 5.4000
System: freshwater, terrestrial
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KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: A large area of old deciduous woodland in the central high Ardennes with well-preserved rivers and streams, remnant peat-bogs and heaths.
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 milvus, M. migrans and Circus cyaneus.

Habitats


Land use: agriculture (10%) | fisheries/aquaculture (1%) | forestry (90%) | hunting | nature conservation and research (1%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport (1%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Grassland5
Forest45
Wetlands(Inland)5
Artificial - Terrestrial45