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Protected area · KwaZulu-Natal
Bluff Nature Reserve
Bluff Nature Reserve is a protected area in KwaZulu-Natal, about 9 km south of Durban. Proclaimed or established in 1974.
—km² recorded size
1974year established
—elevation of the point
9 kmsouth of Durban
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Local municipality
- eThekwini
- Established
- 1974
- Coordinates
- -29.9348, 30.9927
- Nearest large town
- Durban, 9 km south
- Wikipedia articles
- 2 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q28223124 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area · 3 km²6 km north-west
- Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area10 km north-west
Burman BushProtected area13 km north
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve14 km south-west- Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area14 km north-west
- Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area14 km north
Address and visiting
Listed addressThe Bluff, Brighton Beach, Durban, 4052
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | not listed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | not listed |
| Wednesday | not listed |
| Thursday | not listed |
| Friday | not listed |
| Saturday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Sunday | not listed |
Only the days shown were listed, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Bluff Nature Reserve
13 mammal and 4 464 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica436
- Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix369
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica339
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica315
- Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris219
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis201
- Yellow WeaverPloceus subaureus98
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis87
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata83
- Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolor70
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus61
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus61
- House SparrowPasser domesticus60
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash58
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.