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Nature reserve · North West
Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve
Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve is listed as tourist attraction, nature preserve near Klerksdorp, in City of Matlosana municipality, North West — about 129 km south-west of Rustenburg. The nearest other area in the directory is Kohra Khora Lion Park, 11 km east.
129 kmsouth-west of Rustenburg
11 kmto the nearest listed area
95species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
Address31 Doctor Yusuf Dadoo Avenue, Wilkoppies, Klerksdorp, 2571matlosana.gov.za
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction, Nature preserve
- Province
- North West
- District
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- Local municipality
- City of Matlosana
- Town
- Klerksdorp 2571
- Coordinates
- -26.7190, 26.6990
- Nearest large town
- Rustenburg, 129 km south-west
- Website
- matlosana.gov.za
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–17:15 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–17:15 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–17:15 |
| Thursday | 08:00–17:15 |
| Friday | 08:00–17:15 |
| Saturday | 08:00–17:15 |
| Sunday | 08:00–16:45 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth
Nearby
- Kohra Khora Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary11 km east
- Highveld Nature ReserveNature reserve28 km east
- OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary40 km east
- Kingsveld Game ReservePrivate game reserve41 km south-west
- Boskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve44 km north-east
- Chocolate tablet breccia siteProtected area · 0 km²49 km south-east
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve
87 mammal and 21 316 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Vervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrus11
- Common ElandTaurotragus oryx9
- SpringbokAntidorcas marsupialis8
- Plains ZebraEquus quagga7
- Red HartebeestAlcelaphus caama7
- WaterbuckKobus ellipsiprymnus6
- Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinus5
- ImpalaAepyceros melampus5
- GemsbokOryx gazella5
- South African Ground SquirrelXerus inauris4
- Black WildebeestConnochaetes gnou4
- Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillata3
- Sable AntelopeHippotragus niger2
- Common Wart-hogPhacochoerus africanus2
Birds
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali342
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis340
- African Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus nigricans338
- Ant-eating ChatMyrmecocichla formicivora332
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis330
- Kalahari Scrub RobinErythropygia paena324
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris322
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens319
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus316
- Acacia Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas310
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris308
- Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans304
- Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus301
- Northern Black KorhaanAfrotis afraoides298
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.