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Bluff Nature Reserve is a 45 hectare protected pan and forest in the suburb of The Bluff, Durban, South Africa. [1] The park was proclaimed in 1974, making it Durban's oldest nature reserve, [2] and is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. [1] The nature reserve has bird watching facilities which overlook the pan.
There are 13 km of nature walks, as well as a 10 km mountain bike trail in the park. Recently three well marked walking trails have been added: a 5 km, family-friendly route; a moderate trail; and a more challenging 10 km route. [3] There is also a wheelchair-friendly trail in the reserve, accessible from the main car park.
Giba Gorge Nature Reserve is an environmental precinct in Outer West Durban, South Africa. [1] The gorge is a natural valley carved by the Giba River, with steep rocky cliffs and natural grassland slopes. [2] Within the precinct is a mountain bike park with a 35km single track. [3]
The Bluff promonotory is a remnant of an extensive coastal dune system that formed along the shoreline of KwaZulu-Natal between two and five million years ago. [2] It is situated just south of the Durban CBD and plays a key role in shielding the Port of Durban from the Indian Ocean, forming the port’s southern quayside.
D'MOSS is managed by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, the metropolitan body that oversees the greater Durban area. [1] As of 2015, the system represents one-third of the eThekwini Municipal Area, at 74 500 hectares. [2] The objective of the project is the conservation of natural areas, while providing recreation facilities for the ...
Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is located at the mouth of the Umgeni River in Durban North, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. [1] The nature reserve, proclaimed in 1977, [ 2 ] protects 76 hectares of a natural estuarine system, and was declared a national monument in 1980.
Durban proper, which is the main city, is demarcated by its administrative city limits, which are only as large to include the city centre, the Bluff, Berea, Durban North, Mobeni as well as Umbogintwini, Athlone Park, Isipingo and Prospecton to the south among other suburbs.
Doonside is a small beachside resort suburb in Kingsburgh, some 30 km south-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the South Coast.. At first the siding was called Middleton, after its builder, but to avoid confusion with Middleton in the Cape the name was changed in 1910 to Doonside, after a house called Lorna Doone which overlooked the siding.