Site description Tracts of heathland and fen interspersed with forestry plantations (mixed woodland), arable land and a shallow freshwater lake (Beuven). The site is located to the south-east of the city of Eindhoven. This site, together with sites 086 and 087, formed part of a single, larger site (former site NL056) in the previous pan-European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
Populations of IBA trigger species
Protected areas
| Protected area |
Designation |
Area (ha) |
Relationship with IBA |
Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|
| Beuven |
Nature Conservation Law |
100 |
protected area contained by site |
375 |
|
| Strabrechtse Heide |
Nature Conservation Law |
770 |
protected area contained by site |
876 |
|
| Strabrechtse Heide en Beuven - NL1000024 |
Habitats Directive |
1,790 |
protected area contains site |
1,630 |
|
Habitats
| IUCN habitat |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
| Shrubland |
Heathland |
72% |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Standing freshwater |
5% |
| Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) |
Forestry plantations; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes |
23% |
Land use
| Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
| agriculture |
10% |
| water management |
100% |
| hunting |
15% |
| nature conservation and research |
77% |
| tourism/recreation |
50% |
Protection status National Partial International None375 ha of IBA covered by Natural Monument (Beuven, 375 ha). 876 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Strabrechtse Heide, 876 ha).
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