- Parkveld
- Municipalities
- Drakenstein
Parks and reserves in Drakenstein
6 parks and reserves lie in Drakenstein municipality: 3 nature reserves, 2 wildlife sanctuaries and parks, 1 biosphere reserve.
- Areas
- 6
- Province
- WC
- Species recorded
- 169
- Largest
- —
6 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bontebok Ridge Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 39 km west of Worcester |
| Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve | Biosphere reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 24 km north-east of Stellenbosch |
| Drakenstein Lion Park | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 16 km north of Stellenbosch |
| Elandsberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 43 km north-west of Worcester |
| Limietberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 24 km north of Stellenbosch |
| Paarl Bird Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 29 km north of Stellenbosch |
Most recorded wildlife in Drakenstein's reserves
Egyptian Goose 1 965Southern Masked Weaver 1 934Cape Wagtail 1 728Southern Red Bishop 1 704Blacksmith Lapwing 1 686African Sacred Ibis 1 676Cattle Egret 1 659Lesser Swamp Warbler 1 617Hadada Ibis 1 596Hartlaub's Gull 1 533Red-eyed Dove 1 492Red-knobbed Coot 1 479Helmeted Guineafowl 1 478Cape White-eye 1 477Common Moorhen 1 463Cape Robin-Chat 1 391Long-tailed Cormorant 1 388Yellow-billed Duck 1 382Red-billed Teal 1 376Cape Sparrow 1 364Fiscal Flycatcher 1 357Cape Shoveler 1 329Cape Teal 1 324Cape Canary 1 320
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).