Eden · Western Cape
Parks and reserves in Bitou
8 parks and reserves lie in Bitou municipality, 1 210 km² of them with a recorded size: 3 wildlife sanctuaries and parks, 2 nature reserves, 1 national park, 1 marine protected area, 1 private game reserve.
- Areas
- 8
- Province
- WC
- Species recorded
- 197
- Largest
- 1 210 km²
8 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Garden Route National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | 1 210 | 2009 | 13 km north-west of Plettenberg Bay |
| Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘 | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 14 km north-east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Keurboomsrivier Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 9 km north of Plettenberg Bay |
| Knysna Elephant Park | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 10 km west of Plettenberg Bay |
| Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 12 km north of Plettenberg Bay |
| Raptor Rescue Plett | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 7 km west of Plettenberg Bay |
 Robberg Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 6 km south-east of Plettenberg Bay |
| SANP Garden Of Eden | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 14 km east of Knysna |
Most recorded wildlife in Bitou's reserves
Kelp Gull 12 554Cape Wagtail 6 871Cape Weaver 6 530Egyptian Goose 6 479Hadada Ibis 6 431Sombre Greenbul 6 173African Sacred Ibis 6 035Fork-tailed Drongo 5 403Red-eyed Dove 5 271Greater Double-collared Sunbird 5 128Ring-necked Dove 5 104Southern Fiscal 5 096Blacksmith Lapwing 5 068Cape Bulbul 4 873Long-tailed Cormorant 4 863Red-winged Starling 4 797Cape White-eye 4 787African Oystercatcher 4 606Speckled Mousebird 4 602Common Starling 4 578Bar-throated Apalis 4 460Black-headed Oriole 4 426Little Egret 4 394Grey Heron 4 364
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).