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 | NL9802026 |
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| SITENAME | Westerschelde & Saeftinghe |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Back to top1.1 Type
1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
| Westerschelde & Saeftinghe |
1.4 First Compilation date
1.5 Update date
1.6 Respondent:
| Name/Organisation: | Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality - Department Nature & Biodiversity |
| Address: |
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| Email: | |
1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates
| Date site classified as SPA: | 2000-03 |
| National legal reference of SPA designation | http://www.synbiosys.alterra.nl/natura2000/documenten/gebieden/122/n2k122_db_hvnw_westerschelde_en_saeftinghe.pdf |
| Explanation(s): | Formerly known as SPA NL9802026 Westerschelde (2007-2012)Merged with SAC Westerschelde under sitecode NL9803061 (2012-2014)Diveded from SAC Westerschelde & Saeftinghe in 2014 because of change in border of SACFrom 2007 former SPA NL9802026 Westerschelde was a merge of:SPA NL9802026 Westerschelde and SPA NL1000019 Verdronken land van Seaftinghe |
2. SITE LOCATION
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
| Longitude: | 3.764100 |
| Latitude: | 51.379800 |
2.2 Area [ha]
2.3 Marine area [%]
2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):
No information provided
2.5 Administrative region code and name
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NUTS level 2 code
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Region Name
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| NL34 | Zeeland |
2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Back to top3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them
No habitat types are reported for the site
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
- Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
- S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
- NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
- Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
- Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
- Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
- 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); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)
3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)
No information provided
4. SITE DESCRIPTION
Back to top4.1 General site character
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Habitat class
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% Cover
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| N02 | 90.00 |
| N03 | 7.00 |
| N04 | 3.00 |
| N02 | 90.00 |
| N03 | 7.00 |
| N04 | 3.00 |
Total Habitat Cover | 200 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| A tidal estuary of the River Schelde with mudflats and sandbanks and the only estuary in south-west Netherlands which will be allowed to remain open to the sea. The estuary is 60 km long from the Belgian border up to the North Sea, and is adjacent to the Voordelta (NL9802017) in the west and "Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent" (BE2300006) in Vlaanderen (BE) in the south. Saeftinge is one of the largest, contiguous salt marshes in Western Europe, which is an important breeding site for various Annex I species and wintering/ staging site for geese and dabbling ducks. The SPA includes the shallow parts of the estuary (depth less than 10 m) and the raised saltmarsh Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe; deeper parts including the shipping lane have been excluded. |
4.2 Quality and importance
| The following data refer to the period 1993-1997 (data in paragraph 3.2a-b refer te period 1999-2003). For Westerschelde: Species meeting the 1% threshold (breeding): Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis (4,2%), Common Tern Sterna hirundo (1,6%), (non-breeding): Greylag Goose Anser anser (5,8%), Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna (1,7%), Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus (2,2%), Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (1,1%), Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula (1,2%), Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola (2,5%), Knot Calidris canutus islandica (1,0%), Sanderling Calidris alba (1,3%), Calidris alpina alpina (2,1%), Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (1,3%), Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (1,1%), Common Redshank Tringa totanus totanus (1,3%). One of the five most important sites for (breeding): Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis, Common Tern Sterna hirundo, Little Tern Sterna albifrons. For Verdronkenland van Saeftinghe: Species meeting the 1% threshold (breeding): Herring Gull Larus argentatus (2,0%), (non-breeding): Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (3,1%), Greylag Goose Anser anser (18,5%), Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna (1,1%), Eurasian Wigeon Anas [Mareca] penelope.One of the five most important sites for (non-breeding): Little Egret Egretta garzetta, Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus. (3,0%), Northern Pintail Anas acuta (10,6%). The site is an important roost for tens of thousands of geese Anser from Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, but numbers of Anser albifrons in particular have been poorly covered by counts. The site regularly supports more than 20,000 wintering waterbirds: average peak 131,283 (1991/92-1996/97). Site largely overlaps with IBA 029 (IBA2000).Large estuary with sandflats and salt marshes. Extensive estuarine system (type 1130) and one of the largest continuo |
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 |
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| Rank | Threats and pressures [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| L | D03 | | i |
| M | K02.01 | | i |
| M | M01 | | b |
| H | F02 | | i |
| H | J02 | | i |
| M | G01 | | i |
| M | E02 | | b |
| L | D03 | | i |
| M | K02.01 | | i |
| M | M01 | | b |
| H | F02 | | i |
| H | J02 | | i |
| M | G01 | | i |
| M | E02 | | b |
| Positive Impacts |
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| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| M | U | | 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
Back to top5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):
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Code
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Cover [%]
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| NL01 | 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
Back to top6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
| Organisation: | Rijkswaterstaat Zee en Delta |
| Address: | |
| Email: | hans.lammers@rws.nl |
6.2 Management Plan(s):
An actual management plan does exist:
6.3 Conservation measures (optional)
No information provided
7. MAP OF THE SITE
Back to top| INSPIRE ID: | |
| Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional) |
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SITE DISPLAY