Hanhikivi area at North Ostrobothnia county planning

North Ostrobotnia county planning includes many notes about Hanhikivi area. It’s noteworthy, that the area is mentioned, almost, at all listings which concerns natural values.

Hanhikivi area has been defined as a very important biodiversity area because of its natural habitat types and species. The area includes:
- nationally significant relic (Hanhikivi, erratic block)
- regionally significant traditional landscapes
- nature reserve
- Natura2000 area
- nationally significant rocky areas

Hanhikivi area and all the other cost areas of Pyhäjoki has qualified as nature multipurpose area. That qualification indicates area entities which contains valuable natural objects and are developable
for recreational use.

North Ostrobotnia county planning has been accepted in June 11th 2003 by North Ostrobothnia county council. Environmental Ministry of Finland ratified it in February 17th 2005.

The notes concerning Hanhikivi area

Cultural-historically significant objects of North Ostrobothnia
Hanhikivi (section 29 at the list)

Nationally and regionally significant traditional landscapes of North Ostrobothnia
(traditional biotopes)
1. Takaranta, regionally significant object
2. sea-shore meadows of Maunus, regionally significant object

The area that includes traditional landscape-objects is in connection with planning order. According the order, planning and using the area have to support reserving the objects cultural and natural values.

Fixed relics of North Ostrobothnia
Hanhikivi, delimiter, Historical age, nationally significant object

Hanhikivi is fixed relic. It is protected by Antiquities Act (295/63).

Foto: Ville.fi

Nationally valuable rocky areas for nature and landscape conservation of North Ostrobothnia
Hanhikivi 4:2,4,3

The rocky areas of Hanhikivi, classification:
Uniqueness of landscape and natural values: 4 (scale 1-7)
Geological value: 2 (scale 1-4)
Biological value: 4 (scale 1-4)
The value of landscape: 3 (scale 1-4)

Particularly important biodiversity areas for natural habitat types and species
Hanhikivi (major part of Hanhikivi area)

The criterions of Hanhikivi area are natural habitat types and species of land-uplift coast

Particularly important biodiversity areas are the most significant areas of the threatened species or important bird areas which aren’t a part of any nature reserves. The area is in connection with planning order. Using the land has to plan and realize the way that improves on the areas biodiversity preserving. Planning the area has to ensure that land use doesn’t endanger the living circumstances of birdlife and plants.

North Ostrobothnia is one of the Finland’s key areas for preserving land-uplift coast. Land-uplift coasts have noted to deserve nature conservation quality analysis. Also, it’s particularly important to allocate to natural objects in the nature areas of land-uplift coasts.

Nature reserves and Natura 2000 –areas of North Ostrobothnia county planning
Parhalahti-Syölätinlahti and Heinikarinlampi FI1104201 275

Natura 2000 note indicates areas which are protected by Nature Conservation Act or which are destined to preserve.

The land use of nature reserves is in connection with planning order. Land use of the area and its surroundings has to plan and realize the way that doesn’t endanger the meaning of the preserving. Biodiversity and ecological connections between the areas are aspired to improve.

Nature multipurpose area
The costs of Pyhäjoki

That qualification indicates area entities that contains valuable natural objects and are developable concerning recreational use. Areas are in connection with planning order. Planning the land use has to pay particularly attention to possibilities to improve areas recreational use, the routes between the objects and preserving the landscape and natural values.

Resource: Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liitto. www.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi