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Parks and reserves in Buffalo City
11 parks and reserves lie in Buffalo City municipality, 6 km² of them with a recorded size: 8 nature reserves, 2 wildlife sanctuaries and parks, 1 protected area.
- Areas
- 11
- Province
- EC
- Species recorded
- 184
- Largest
- 6 km²
11 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umtiza Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City Metro | 5,7 | 1985 | 10 km west of East London |
| Amalinda Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 7 km north-west of East London |
| Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 18 km west of East London |
| Dassie Trail | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 4 km north-east of East London |
| East London Coast Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 6 km north-east of East London |
| Fort Pato Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 22 km west of East London |
| Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPO | Wildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 13 km north-east of East London |
| Gonubie Mouth Bird Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 13 km north-east of East London |
| King William's Town Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 50 km west of East London |
| Kwelera Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 19 km north-east of East London |
| Nahoon Estuary Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 4 km north-east of East London |
Most recorded wildlife in Buffalo City's reserves
Hadada Ibis 2 875Sombre Greenbul 2 569Red-eyed Dove 2 518Southern Boubou 2 386Cape White-eye 2 229Cape Wagtail 2 201Laughing Dove 2 145Speckled Mousebird 2 082Black-collared Barbet 2 024Fork-tailed Drongo 1 982Bar-throated Apalis 1 914Bronze Mannikin 1 909Amethyst Sunbird 1 851Village Weaver 1 845Pied Kingfisher 1 741Common Starling 1 704Red-fronted Tinkerbird 1 701Egyptian Goose 1 680Green-backed Camaroptera 1 662Olive Thrush 1 658Black-headed Oriole 1 618Kelp Gull 1 577Red-winged Starling 1 570Knysna Turaco 1 567
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).