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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Fernkloof Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 6 km north-east of Hermanus.
—km² recorded size
—year established
461 melevation of the point
6 kmnorth-east of Hermanus
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Overberg
- Local municipality
- Overstrand
- Elevation
- 461 m
- Coordinates
- -34.3850, 19.2817
- Nearest large town
- Hermanus, 6 km north-east
- Wikipedia articles
- 6 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q5445118 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve4 km south-east
- Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area10 km south
- Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve12 km north
Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve13 km south-east
Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve · 2 km²22 km east- Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary24 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressHermanus, 7200fernkloof.org.za
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 | 06:00–19:00 |
| Friday | not listed |
| Saturday | not listed |
| 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 Fernkloof Nature Reserve
115 mammal and 31 081 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus33
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis20
- KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragus19
- Southern Right WhaleEubalaena australis11
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta11
- Cape GenetGenetta tigrina4
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis3
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis3
- African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis2
- Cape Elephant ShrewElephantulus edwardii2
- Hewitt's Red Rock HarePronolagus saundersiae2
Birds
- Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer1 035
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra778
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus742
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens660
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens573
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa557
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis551
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis539
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash531
- Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus520
- Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea518
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus506
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata495
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris481
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.