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Nature reserve · Eastern Cape
Island Nature Reserve
Island Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Eastern Cape, about 23 km west of Gqeberha. It covers 4,80 km² — number 7 by size of the 9 Eastern Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1986.
4,8km² recorded size
1986year established
—elevation of the point
23 kmwest of Gqeberha
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- Local municipality
- Nelson Mandela Bay
- Size
- 4,80 km² · 480 ha
- Rank by size
- 82 of 115 nationally · 7 in Eastern Cape
- Established
- 1986
- Coordinates
- -33.9864, 25.3683
- Nearest large town
- Gqeberha, 23 km west
Sources: Wikidata Q107315984 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area8 km east- Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve11 km north
- Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area13 km south-east
- Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserve16 km north-west
- Wellington ParkNature reserve21 km east
- Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve22 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressSeaview Rd, Uitenhage Farms, Gqeberha, 6018
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–16:30 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Thursday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Friday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Saturday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Sunday | 08:00–16:30 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 2 km
Wildlife recorded around Island Nature Reserve
41 mammal and 1 815 bird occurrence records within 2 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
Birds
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica151
- Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaix99
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens81
- Forest CanaryCrithagra scotops77
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus67
- African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta63
- White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata52
- Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus48
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica48
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis45
- Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corrusca45
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash41
- Cape BatisBatis capensis40
- Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus37
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.