Site description The IBA covers about 6 km of the Stour flood-plain downstream of Canterbury. The site includes flooded gravel-pits, reedbeds (Phragmites) and lagoons, in an area that has undergone colliery subsidence. Margins are well-vegetated with scrub and Alnus carr, which supports a diverse ground flora. Fen communities exist in areas of cut reedbed, with a rich aquatic flora present in some of the dykes. The site supports a wide range of wetland birds including notable populations of breeding and wintering reedbed species.
Populations of IBA trigger species
Protected areas
| Protected area |
Designation |
Area (ha) |
Relationship with IBA |
Overlap with IBA (ha) |
|
| Stodmarsh |
Birds Directive |
481 |
is identical to site |
479 |
|
| Stodmarsh |
National Nature Reserve |
249 |
protected area overlaps with site |
163 |
|
| Stodmarsh |
Site of Special Scientific Interest |
623 |
protected area contains site |
479 |
|
| Stodmarsh |
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) |
481 |
is identical to site |
479 |
|
Habitats
| IUCN habitat |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
| Forest |
Alluvial and very wet forest |
- |
| Shrubland |
Scrub |
- |
| Grassland |
|
- |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation |
- |
Land use
| Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
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BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Stodmarsh. Downloaded from
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