For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

B

1.2 Site code

LTBIR0005

1.3 Site name

Karajimiškio kaimo apylinkės

1.4 First Compilation date

2004-04

1.5 Update date

2020-09

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment
Address:
Email:	vstt@vstt.lt

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	2004-04
Date site confirmed as SCI:	No information provided
Date site designated as SAC:	2020-08
National legal reference of SAC designation:	https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/76224f20d7d411eaabd5b5599dd4eebe

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	24.697800
Latitude:	56.205300

2.2 Area [ha]

57.9800

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
LT00	Lietuva

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Boreal

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

Annex I Habitat types						Site assessment
Code	PF	NP	Cover [ha]	Cave [number]	Data quality	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Representativity	Relative Surface	Conservation	Global
6210			0.2	0.00	G	C	C	B	C
6450			0.2	0.00	G	C	C	B	C
8210			0	3.00	G	C	B	B	C
8310			0	4.00	G	A	A	B	A

• PF: for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enter "X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.
• NP: in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)
• Cover: decimal values can be entered
• Caves: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is not available.
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation)

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

No species are reported for the site

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

No information provided

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N06	3.00
N07	3.00
N09	35.00
N10	24.00
N15	18.00
N16	17.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

4.2 Quality and importance

This is the only cave in Lithuania. The cave has been formed in the bottom of the sink-hole. At the bottom of the hole is a small, dark passage leading to an underground cave, which is about 46 meters long, and a small, underground lake that's a meter and a half deep.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

No information provided

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code	Cover [%]
LT99	100.00

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):

No information provided

5.3 Site designation (optional)

No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

Organisation:	Biržai Regional Park administration
Address:
Email:	birzai@rpd.w3.lt

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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