Site: Bolle di Magadino

Designation date: 18-02-1982

Coordinates: 46°09'N 008°52'E

Elevation: 192 m - 202 m average: 197 m

Area: 663 ha

Summary description: Bolle di Magadino. 18/02/82; Tessin; 663ha; 46º09'N 008º52'E. Protected Area; IFP. One of the last-remaining intact, natural deltas in Switzerland. Habitats include reedbeds, marshes with tall sedges, Salix thickets, Alnus carr, and other riverine woodlands. The site supports a high biodiversity of flora and fauna and is an important area for several species of breeding and migrating waterbirds; it has also a significant landscape value. Human activities include nature conservation, forestry, agriculture, tourism, industry, and a civil and military airport. The surrounding areas include intensively cultivated land and urban zones which causes eutrophication of waters.The Fondazione Bolle di Magadino, in charge of the management of the site, carries out several revitalization projects (www.bolledimagadino.com). Ramsar site no. 231. Most recent RIS information: 2004.