Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,800 hectares (18.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | very poor | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The False Bay Ecology Park is centred on the Strandfontein Sewage Works, but also includes Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei Nature Reserves. The system provides a range of semi-natural habitats, including deep and shallow open water, seasonal open ponds, canals with aquatic vegetation, reed, rush and sedge-beds, bare and vegetated shorelines and islands.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: False Bay Nature Reserve (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/false-bay-nature-reserve-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.