Côte Bajocienne (738)
Belgium, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Côte Bajocienne
Central coordinates: Latitude: 49.5500, Longitude: 5.5000
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 82.85496
Protected area coverage (%): 48.58
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site comprises the Bajoncienne limestone ridge, covered mainly by woodlands, dry grasslands, copses and marshes.
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 and Pandion haliaetus.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (65%) | fisheries/aquaculture (1%) | forestry (25%) | hunting | nature conservation and research (1%) | not utilised (1%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport (10%) | water management (1%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 1 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 74 | |
| Forest | 18 | |
| Grassland | 1 | |
| Caves & Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) | 5 | |
| Shrubland | 1 |