[4] BirdLife International (IBA) has included this park under its criteria C6, covering a larger area of 76.66 square kilometres (29.60 sq mi).

[6] Podyjí National Park lies in an elevation range of 534–214 metres (1,752–702 ft).

Its habitats include forest, grassland, arable land, shrubland, rocky areas and inland wetlands.

[2] The park's valley is home to 77 species of plants, which include oak woods (acidophilous and temperate type), hornbeam, beech, and alder.

[4] The IBA trigger species recorded are Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) and Barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria).

[7][8] In 2014, the company Znovín Znojmo which owns 70% of the vineyards at Šobes, started efforts to place the area on the list of UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.