- Parkveld
- Municipalities
- Makana
Parks and reserves in Makana
10 parks and reserves lie in Makana municipality, 155 km² of them with a recorded size: 4 game reserves, 3 nature reserves, 2 other protected areas, 1 private game reserve.
- Areas
- 10
- Province
- EC
- Species recorded
- 221
- Largest
- 155 km²
10 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Knott Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | 155 | 1987 | 36 km north-east of Makhanda |
| ASSEGAAI TRAILS | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Makana | — | — | 22 km south of Makhanda |
| Amakhala Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | 1999 | 46 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Kwandwe Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 19 km north of Makhanda |
| Lalibela Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 29 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Provincial Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 27 km north-east of Makhanda |
Shamwari Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay Metro | — | 1992 | 45 km west of Makhanda |
| Temba Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Makana | — | — | 11 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Thomas Baines Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 11 km south-west of Makhanda |
Waterloo Farm lagerstätte | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | Makana | — | — | 2 km south of Makhanda |
Most recorded wildlife in Makana's reserves
Orange River White-eye 514Red-winged Starling 477Cape Starling 348Speckled Mousebird 347Fork-tailed Drongo 341Greater Double-collared Sunbird 327Sombre Greenbul 323Southern Fiscal 315Hadada Ibis 299Bronze Mannikin 281Neddicky 277Cape White-eye 272Ring-necked Dove 261Yellow-fronted Canary 254Southern Boubou 253Fiscal Flycatcher 246Dark-capped Bulbul 242Amethyst Sunbird 239Cape Wagtail 236Common Bulbul 236Laughing Dove 231Black-headed Oriole 228Cape Weaver 217Bar-throated Apalis 209
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).


