Database release:

SDF

NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORM

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

SITE	NL1000003
SITENAME	Witterveld

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

1.1 Type

1.2 Site code

NL1000003

1.3 Site name

Witterveld

1.4 First Compilation date

1996-09

1.5 Update date

2018-01

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality - Department Nature & Biodiversity
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	1996-12
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2004-12
Date site designated as SAC:	2009-09
National legal reference of SAC designation:	http://www.synbiosys.alterra.nl/natura2000/documenten/gebieden/024/N2K_024_WB_HN_Witterveld.pdf

2. SITE LOCATION

2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	6.507800
Latitude:	52.961500

2.2 Area [ha]

481.0000

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
NL13	Drenthe

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Atlantic

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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
2320			0.2	0.00	G	B	C	C	C
3160			0.3	0.00	G	C	C	C	C
4010			16	0.00	G	A	C	A	A
4030			139	0.00	G	C	C	B	C
6230			9.2	0.00	G	C	C	C	C
7110			3.1	0.00	G	B	B	A	B
7120			155	0.00	G	A	B	B	B
91D0			4.3	0.00	G	C	C	C	C

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

4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N06	3.00
N07	11.00
N08	65.00
N10	5.00
N16	10.00
N17	5.00
N23	1.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Wet heath with small active raised bog.

4.2 Quality and importance

Small but fine raised bog present. Best raised bog for the Netherlands. One of the only two sites holding the habitat type Active raised bog (7110). One of the ten most important sites for the habitat type Bog woodland (91D0).

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

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

Negative Impacts
Rank	Threats and pressures [code]	Pollution (optional) [code]	inside/outside [i\|o\|b]
H	J02.07		b
L	K02.03		i
L	A04.03		i
H	H04.02	N	b
M	K02.01		i
L	H04.01	N	b

Positive Impacts
Rank	Activities, management [code]	Pollution (optional) [code]	inside/outside [i\|o\|b]
M	U		b

Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = low
Pollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,
T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutions
i = inside, o = outside, b = both

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

No information provided

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
NL01	100.00

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

No information provided

5.3 Site designation (optional)

Protected by Nature conservation act.

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

Organisation:	Ministerie van Defensie
Address:
Email:	mh.mudde@mindef.nl

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

X	Yes	Name: Natura 2000-beheerplan Witterveld (24) Link: https://www.bij12.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Natura-2000-Beheerplan-25-Witterveld.pdf
	No, but in preparation
	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

7. MAP OF THE SITE

INSPIRE ID:

Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)

Yes

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

1.1 Type

1.2 Site code

1.3 Site name

1.4 First Compilation date

1.5 Update date

1.6 Respondent:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

2. SITE LOCATION

2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

2.2 Area [ha]

2.3 Marine area [%]

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

2.5 Administrative region code and name

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

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

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

4.1 General site character

Total Habitat Cover

Other Site Characteristics

4.2 Quality and importance

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

4.5 Documentation (optional)

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

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

5.3 Site designation (optional)

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

6.2 Management Plan(s):

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

7. MAP OF THE SITE

SITE DISPLAY