Natura 2000 site pages

This page features a growing collection of good practice examples of Natura 2000 site management, featuring sites and site managers implicated in the roll-out training and workshops implemented as part of the Natura 2000 Networking Programme (NNP). A series of links to national level information sources for Natura 2000 is located at the base of this page.

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Good practice examples of Natura 2000 management

 

Austria
 
Truppenubungsplatz   15,600 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Military training and nature conservation
 
Priority habitats:
None
Bulgaria
 
Central Balkan   71,669.5 ha    Alpine
 
Priority activities:
Setting up of a national and regional public campaign
 
Priority habitats:
6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) + 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) + 9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines + 91EO * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) + 9530 * (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines
Czech Republic
 
Krkonose National Park   54,979.60 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Environmental conservation and support of natural processes
 
Priority habitats:
4070 * Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti) + 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas, in continental Europe) + 7110 * Active raised bogs + 9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines + 91D0 * Bog woodland + 91E0 * Mixed ash-alder alluvial forests of temperate and Boreal Europe (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
Estonia
 
Puhtu Laelatu Nature Reserve   2,700 ha    Boreal
 
Priority activities:
Green Days (working camps) on Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve
 
Priority habitats:
1630 * Boreal Baltic coastal meadows + 6280 * Nordic alvar and precambrian calcareous flatrocks + 6530 * Fennoscandian wooded meadows
Finland
 
Rekijokilaakso River Valley   1,209 ha    Boreal
 
Priority activities:
Management of rotational grazing
 
Priority habitats:
6270 * Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands
France
 
Haute Vezere   7,707 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Effective partnership for farmers
 
Priority habitats:
6230 * Formations à Nardus + 7110 * Tourbières hautes actives
Germany
 
Oberes Rhinluch   2,780 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Drawing up a state ordinance for the protection of a nature conservation area as a component of Natura 2000 site management
 
Priority habitats:
F7210 * Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae + 91D1 * Bog woodland (Sphagnum birch woods) + 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion alvae)
Greece
 
Tilos Natural Park   6,500 ha    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
Management of an island involving stakeholders
 
Priority habitats:
3170 * Mediterranean temporary ponds + 6220 * Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea
 
Agras Wetland    1,480 ha    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
Management and protection measures in the wetland area, Agras
 
Priority habitats:
7210 * Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae
Italy
 
Parco Naturale di Rocchetta Tanaro   123 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Communication with schools; joint-working with farmers, social cooperative and wine producers
 
Priority habitats:
91E0 * Alder alluvial wood (Alnus glutinosa); Ash alluvial wood (Fraxinus excelsior)
Latvia
 
Randu Meadows    285 ha    Boreal
 
Priority activities:
Restoration and management of meadow habitats; awareness raising among stakeholders of Natura 2000 site; improvement of local tourism infrastructure
 
Priority habitats:
1150 * Coastal lagoons + 1630 * Boreal Baltic coastal meadows + 2130 * Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') + 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas, in Central Europe) + 6270 * Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands + 9080 * Fennoscandian decidous swamp forests
Lithuania
 
Grazute Regional Park   32,3 ha    Boreal
 
Priority activities:
Development of a demonstration forest to promote responsible forest management in protected areas of Lithuania
 
Priority habitats:
9080 * Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods + 9180* Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines + 91E0* Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior
Malta
 
Dwejra Heritage Park   0.8 ha    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
Nature conservation through full community involvement
 
Priority habitats:
1120 * Posidonia beds (Il-Port) + 1150 * Coastal lagoons (Qawra) + 3170 * Mediterranean Temporary Ponds
 
Rdum Tal Madonna   74.91 ha    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
Increase the number of seabirds, EU LIFE Yelkouan Shearwater Project
 
Priority habitats:
None
Netherlands
 
Ambition   13,561 ha   Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
LIFE- project AMBITION
 
Priority habitats:
6110 * Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedionalbi + 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) + 7110 * Active raised bogs + 7220 * Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) + 91D0 * Bog woodland + 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno- Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
 
Haaksbergerveen   600 ha   Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
Eco-hydrological restoration of a bog area in relation to recreational use
 
Priority habitats:
91D0 * Bog woodland
 
Naardermeer   1,180 ha   Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
Naardermeer as an Oasis in an urbanised area
 
Priority habitats:
91D0 * Bog woodland
Poland
 
Odra Delta Nature Park   4,000 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Conservation (water management, extensive agriculture, land purchasing), education and eco-tourism
 
Priority habitats:
1630 * Boreal Baltic coastal meadows + 91D0 * Bog woodlands
 
Puszcza Kampinoska   37,648.71 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Protection of a natural area using land purchasing
 
Priority habitats:
6120 * Xeric and calcareous grasslands + 6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) + 7110 * Active raised bogs + 91D0 * Bog woodland + 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior + 91I0 * Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.
Romania
 
Vanatori Neamt Nature Park   30,818 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Sustainable development involving stakeholders and using flagship species
 
Priority habitats:
6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas, in Central Europe)
The Slovak Republic
 
Tatry National Park   61,735.3 ha   Alpine
 
Priority activities:
Participatory management
 
Priority habitats:
4070 * Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti) + 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (and submontain areas in continental Europe) + 7110 * Active raised bogs + 9180* Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes,screes and ravines + 91D0 * Bog woodland
Slovenia
 
Dobrava - Jovsi   approx. 2,900 ha    Continental
 
Priority activities:
Communication with landowners and citizens in Natura 2000 site Jovsi
 
Priority habitats:
91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
 
Javorniki - Snežnik   49,140 ha    Alpine
 
Priority activities:
Management of Natura 2000 incorporated into Slovenian forest management
 
Priority habitats:
3180 * Turloughs + 4070 * Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti) + 9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines
 
Kozjanski Park   25,396 ha    Alpine
 
Priority activities:
Restoration of meadow orchards
 
Priority habitats:
6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)
 
Radensko Polje   approx. 500 ha    Alpine
 
Priority activities:
The Process of Radensko Polje Landscape park establishment
 
Priority habitats:
3180 * Periodical lakes
Spain
 
Fitor   1,300 ha    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
Natural and Anthropogenic culture in a silent cork oak forest
 
Priority habitats:
6220 * Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea + 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
 
La Jimena   200 ha    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
La Jimena conservation plan
 
Priority habitats:
None
 
Punta Mora   100 ha terrestrial and 300 ha marine    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
Integrated sustainable management plan
 
Priority habitats:
11.20 * Posidonion oceanica + 22.50 * Dunes with Juniperus + 22.70 * Dune forests with Pinus pinea
 
Riu Congost   358.4 ha    Mediterranean
 
Priority activities:
Sustainable management and guidelines for the Congost river enrivonment
 
Priority habitats:
91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion alvae)
 
Salburua Wetland    217 ha    Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
Wetlands just a stone's throw from the city
 
Priority habitats:
6210 Prados secos seminaturales y facies de matorral sobre substratos calcareos con notables orquideas / Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco Brometalia) (*important orchid sites)
Sweden
 
Hornborgasjön    4,000 ha    Boreal
 
Priority activities:
Conservation of breeding birds
 
Priority habitats:
6270 * Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands + 7110 * Active raised bogs + 91D0 * Bog woodland + 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion alvae)
 
Tåkern    5,398 ha    Boreal
 
Priority activities:
Restoration of a meadow
 
Priority habitats:
6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) + 6270 * Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands + 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion alvae)
The United Kingdom
 
East Devon Pebblebed Heaths   800 ha   Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
Application for the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme (HLS)
 
Priority habitats:
None
 
Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills   5,267 ha   Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
Kyleakin & Kinloch Hills Restoration Project (native woodland and open ground habitats)
 
Priority habitats:
9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines
 
Sefton Coast   4,564 ha    Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
Integrated nature conservation strategy
 
Priority habitats:
2130 * Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes’) + 2150 * Atlantic Decalcified Fixed Dunes (Calluno-Ulicetea)
 
 
Sunart Oakwoods Initiative Area    21,990.47 ha    Atlantic
 
Priority activities:
The integration of conservation management and rural development in a fragile area
 
Priority habitats:
9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines (Mixed woodland on base-rich soils associated with rocky slopes) + 91C0 * Caledonian forest + 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alder woodland on floodplains)