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Nature reserve · KwaZulu-Natal
Hazelmere Dam and Nature Reserve
Hazelmere Dam and Nature Reserve is listed as nature preserve, tourist attraction near Ethekwini, in eThekwini municipality, KwaZulu-Natal — about 30 km north of Durban. The nearest other area in the directory is Umhlanga Lagoon, 15 km south-east.
30 kmnorth of Durban
15 kmto the nearest listed area
80species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
AddressUnnamed Road, Hazelmere, Ethekwini, 4340
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Listed as
- Nature preserve, Tourist attraction
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- eThekwini
- Local municipality
- eThekwini
- Town
- Ethekwini 4340
- Coordinates
- -29.5907, 31.0332
- Nearest large town
- Durban, 30 km north
- Website
- not listed
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 04:30–20:00 |
| Sunday | 05:00–20:00 |
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
- Umhlanga LagoonProtected area15 km south-east
- The WaterberryNature reserve · 0 km²19 km east
- Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve20 km south
- Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary24 km south-west
- Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area24 km south
- Burman BushProtected area25 km south
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Hazelmere Dam and Nature Reserve
4 mammal and 635 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis16
- White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides11
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens11
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis10
- White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis10
- Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata10
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca10
- Southern Bald IbisGeronticus calvus9
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus8
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis8
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus8
- Black KiteMilvus migrans8
- Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis8
- Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii7
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.