Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 5,984 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | high | not assessed | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site summary
Located 26 km south of Newcastle, Chelmsford Nature Reserve features a gently undulating landscape with lightly wooded hills and flat-bottomed valleys. Altitude range is 1 240-1 290 m a.s.l. The Chelmsford Dam, a large, man-made impoundment, and the Ngagane River are the dominant features in the area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Chelmsford Nature Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 27/01/2022.
