Haute Sûre/Ardenne méridionale (736)
Belgium, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Haute Sûre/Ardenne méridionale
Central coordinates: Latitude: 49.7333, Longitude: 5.4667
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 897.6891
Protected area coverage (%): 66.60
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An important area of woodland at the southern limit of the Ardennes and the upper basin of the Sûre river, with many old humid grasslands.
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 Circus cyaneus, C. aeruginosus, Falco columbarius, Pandion haliaetus and Lullula arborea.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (40%) | fisheries/aquaculture (1%) | forestry (50%) | hunting | nature conservation and research (1%) | not utilised (1%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport (5%) | water management (1%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 45 | |
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Grassland | 1 | |
| Forest | 36 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 1 | |
| Caves & Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) | 5 |