- Parkveld
- Municipalities
- Swellendam
Parks and reserves in Swellendam
4 parks and reserves lie in Swellendam municipality, 170 km² of them with a recorded size: 2 other protected areas, 1 national park, 1 nature reserve.
- Areas
- 4
- Province
- WC
- Species recorded
- 128
- Largest
- 142 km²
4 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boosmansbos Wilderness Area | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 142 | 1978 | 41 km east of Swellendam |
Bontebok National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | 27,9 | 1931 | 5 km south of Swellendam |
| Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest Camp | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swellendam | — | — | 6 km south of Swellendam |
Marloth Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 7 km north of Swellendam |
Most recorded wildlife in Swellendam's reserves
Fiscal Flycatcher 1 231Cape Robin-Chat 1 224Cape Weaver 1 218African Stonechat 1 098Ring-necked Dove 1 044Cape White-eye 1 030Southern Fiscal 1 013Cape Bulbul 1 012Bar-throated Apalis 1 003Malachite Sunbird 936Karoo Prinia 907Egyptian Goose 897Southern Masked Weaver 822Black-winged Kite 819Cape Wagtail 805Black Harrier 802Southern Double-collared Sunbird 793Speckled Mousebird 793Cape Sparrow 787Greater Striped Swallow 762Sombre Greenbul 739Red-eyed Dove 724Southern Boubou 716Hadada Ibis 714
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).


