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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A remnant of the once extensive Kleine Nete river valley, with pools and low moorland, overgrown grasslands and alder swamps.
This site is important for passage waterbirds and staging and breeding reedbed species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
As the site is small, most threats impacting on it originate from outside the IBA. The site is managed as a nature reserve by the Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde Antwerpen, and measures are being taken to address the problems of drainage and water pollution. 91 ha of IBA covered by proposed Site of Community Importance (Kleine Nete en vallei met moerasgebieden en heiden, 2,635 ha).
National High
International High91 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (De Zegge, 91 ha). 91 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (De Zegge, 91 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zegge (Belgium). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zegge-iba-belgium on 23/11/2024.
