- Parkveld
- Municipalities
- uPhongolo
Parks and reserves in uPhongolo
5 parks and reserves lie in uPhongolo municipality, 290 km² of them with a recorded size: 3 game reserves, 2 nature reserves.
- Areas
- 5
- Province
- KZN
- Species recorded
- 210
- Largest
- 290 km²
5 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ithala Game Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 290 | 1973 | 60 km north-east of Vryheid |
| Golela Bush | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 116 km north-east of Vryheid |
Pongola Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uPhongolo | — | — | 114 km north-east of Vryheid |
| Somkhanda Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uPhongolo | — | — | 104 km north-west of St Lucia |
Zimanga Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Jozini | — | — | 98 km north-west of St Lucia |
Most recorded wildlife in uPhongolo's reserves
Cape Starling 432Fork-tailed Drongo 409Red-billed Oxpecker 360Ring-necked Dove 350Common Bulbul 338Southern Boubou 325Southern Fiscal 324Black-collared Barbet 313Brown-hooded Kingfisher 308Emerald-spotted Wood Dove 301Sombre Greenbul 298Rattling Cisticola 276Blue Waxbill 266Tawny-flanked Prinia 261Barn Swallow 260Southern Black Tit 260White-bellied Sunbird 251Secretarybird 251Green-backed Camaroptera 246Common Waxbill 243Golden-breasted Bunting 241Black-crowned Tchagra 239Mocking Cliff Chat 238Helmeted Guineafowl 237
Occurrence records around the reserves listed above (GBIF.org).


