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Bosco Difesa Grande
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code IT9120008)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 CEST 1995
- Country: Italy
- Administrative region: Puglia (ITF4)
- Surface area: 53 km2 (5268.00 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Mediterranean biogeographical region
- It protects 23 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 7 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (23)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 21 |
| Flowering Plants | 1 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 3170 | Mediterranean temporary ponds | 1.42 |
| 5130 | Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands | 0 |
| 5210 | Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp | 262.91 |
| 6220 | Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea | 240.53 |
| 62A0 | Eastern sub-mediteranean dry grasslands (Scorzoneratalia villosae) | 211 |
| 91M0 | Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak –sessile oak forests | 503.7 |
| 91AA | Eastern white oak woods | 388.7 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 CEST 1995 |
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Not available |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 CEST 2015 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 2017 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |
