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Witterveld
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code NL1000003)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 1996
- Country: Netherlands
- Administrative region: Drenthe (NL13)
- Surface area: 5 km2 (481.00 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 0 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 8 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 2320 | Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum | 0.2 |
| 3160 | Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds | 0.3 |
| 4010 | Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix | 16 |
| 4030 | European dry heaths | 139 |
| 6230 | Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) | 9.2 |
| 7110 | Active raised bogs | 3.1 |
| 7120 | Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration | 155 |
| 91D0 | Bog woodland | 4.3 |
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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Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 1996 |
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Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 2004 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2009 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 2018 |
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 |
