- Parkveld
- Municipalities
- uMngeni
Parks and reserves in uMngeni
7 parks and reserves lie in uMngeni municipality: 4 nature reserves, 2 wildlife sanctuaries and parks, 1 private game reserve.
- Areas
- 7
- Province
- KZN
- Species recorded
- 178
- Largest
- —
7 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doreen clark nature reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 9 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Howick Umngeni River Conservancy | Private game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 20 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Karkloof Conservation Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 30 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Karkloof Falls | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 24 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Midmar Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 20 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 19 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 19 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
Most recorded wildlife in uMngeni's reserves
Hadada Ibis 4 923Village Weaver 4 378Common Bulbul 4 254Red-eyed Dove 3 993Amethyst Sunbird 3 617Cape Robin-Chat 3 607Fork-tailed Drongo 3 326Cape White-eye 3 286Olive Thrush 3 058Egyptian Goose 2 988Bronze Mannikin 2 921Southern Boubou 2 761Speckled Mousebird 2 558Southern Fiscal 2 558Laughing Dove 2 545Thick-billed Weaver 2 406Cape Sparrow 2 333Barn Swallow 2 322Cape Wagtail 2 310Southern Gray-headed Sparrow 2 274Greater Double-collared Sunbird 2 199Black-collared Barbet 2 049Black-headed Oriole 1 813Red-billed Quelea 1 759
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).