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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Helderberg Nature Reserve
Helderberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 11 km south of Stellenbosch.
—km² recorded size
—year established
110 melevation of the point
11 kmsouth of Stellenbosch
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Cape Winelands
- Local municipality
- Stellenbosch
- Elevation
- 110 m
- Coordinates
- -34.0331, 18.8744
- Nearest large town
- Stellenbosch, 11 km south
- Wikipedia articles
- 4 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q1601757 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve9 km south-west
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area9 km north-east
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve9 km north-east- Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area10 km south-west
- Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary10 km north-west
Hottentots-HollandProtected area · 700 km²10 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressParking, Helderberg Nature Reserve, Cape Town, 7135helderbergnaturereserve.co.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 | not listed |
| Friday | 07:30–17:30 |
| 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 Helderberg Nature Reserve
274 mammal and 23 226 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis39
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia32
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta32
- Cape GenetGenetta tigrina32
- Honey BadgerMellivora capensis25
- CaracalCaracal caracal24
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis18
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus15
- Scrub HareLepus saxatilis7
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio7
- Striped PolecatIctonyx striatus6
- African Striped WeaselPoecilogale albinucha5
- Cape FoxVulpes chama5
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis5
Birds
- Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer2 201
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis799
- Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea787
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus609
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra585
- Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus548
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis499
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens453
- Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa452
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa414
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens414
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca403
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash398
- Pied CrowCorvus albus395
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.