Atlantic mixed forests
| Atlantic mixed forests | |
|---|---|
Forest Domaniale de Desvres, France | |
Location of the ecoregion (in magenta) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
| Biome | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 380,246 km2 (146,814 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | critical/endangered |
| Protected | 59,657 km2 (16%) |
The Atlantic mixed forests is a terrestrial ecoregion in western Europe. It extends along the western edge of continental Europe, from southwestern France through northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands, northwestern Germany, and western Denmark. Most of the region's forests and dunes have been converted to fields, pastures, and forest plantations, and its once-extensive wetlands have mostly been drained and filled.