Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Site description One of the last remaining raised bogs in the Netherlands, c.10 ha of which has not been cut for peat. The site is located to the north of the city of Almelo, and is surrounded by arable land.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Engbertsdijksvenen	Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)	975	protected area contained by site	975
Engbertsdijksvenen - NL1000004	Habitats Directive	1,001	protected area overlaps with site	1,024
Engbertsdijksvenen - NL3009010	Birds Directive	893	is identical to site	892
Engbertsdijkvenen	Nature Conservation Law	865	protected area contained by site	954
Engbertsdijkvenen I	Natural Monument	865	protected area contained by site	865
Engbertsdijkvenen II	Natural Monument	110	protected area contained by site	110

Habitats

Land use

Protection status National High International High865 ha of IBA covered by Natural Monument (Engbertsdijkvenen I, 865 ha). 110 ha of IBA covered by Natural Monument (Engberts-dijkvenen II, 110 ha). 954 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Engbertsdijkvenen, 954 ha). 975 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Engbertsdijkvenen, 975 ha). 975 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Engbertsdijkvenen, 975 ha).

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Engbertsdijksvenen. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013

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