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The Shongweni Dam and Nature Reserve is located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. It was established in 1927 [1] and consists of 17 thousand hectares of nature reserve. [2] Shongweni Dam. The Reserve is eutrophic [3] in nature and is home to a range of wildlife including, but not limited to buffalo, giraffe, wildebeest and more than 250 species of ...
This is a list of nature reserves in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa (the municipality governing Durban and its surrounding suburbs). They are managed by several organizations, including the eThekwini Municipality, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Msinsi Holdings, the National Ports Authority, and the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA).
Burman Bush is a nature reserve in Morningside, Durban, situated some 8 km north of the CBD. At about 50 hectares [ 1 ] it constitutes a small circular enclave of coastal forest which forms part of the Durban Municipal Open Space System (D'MOSS).
Msinsi Nature Reserve is a seven hectare private nature reserve on the grounds of the University of KwaZulu Natal's Howard College Campus in Glenwood, Durban. [1] [2] The reserve protects one of the last remaining patches of natural grassland in Durban. [1] [3] The name "Msinsi" is Zulu for the Erythrina Iysistemon or Coral Tree which is found ...
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, formerly Hluhluwe–Umfolozi Game Reserve, is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa. It consists of 960 km² (96,000 ha) of hilly topography 280 kilometres (170 mi) north of Durban in central KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa and is known for its rich wildlife and conservation efforts. [ 2 ]
Silverglen Nature Reserve is a 460 hectare conservancy on the Umlaas River located aside the suburb of Silverglen, Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. [1] The reserve is the largest piece of coastal grassland and bush clump mosaic in Greater Durban, and is home to the first medicinal plant nursery in Africa, established in 1986. [2] [3]
Within the reserve, surrounded by giant yellowwood trees, is a hidden treasure: Coedmore Castle. This is a gracious old stone homestead that was built by Dering Stainbank in 1885. Coedmore Castle still contains many of the original household contents including furniture from the nineteenth century, old family portraits and antique silverware. [ 4 ]
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]