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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Jan Marias Nature Reserve
Jan Marias Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 2 km east of Stellenbosch.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
2 kmeast of Stellenbosch
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- Local municipality
- Stellenbosch
- Coordinates
- -33.9328, 18.8767
- Nearest large town
- Stellenbosch, 2 km east
- Wikipedia articles
- 1 language
Sources: Wikidata Q20613872 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area6 km south-east
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve7 km south-east- Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary7 km south-west
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve11 km south
Hottentots-HollandProtected area · 700 km²15 km south-east- Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve15 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressMarais Rd, Mostertsdrift, Stellenbosch, 7600
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Jan Marias Nature Reserve
251 mammal and 38 963 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis113
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia36
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis17
- Cape Mole-ratGeorychus capensis11
- Cape Golden MoleChrysochloris asiatica8
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta7
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus5
- Common GenetGenetta genetta4
- African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis3
- Southern African Mole-ratCryptomys hottentotus3
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio3
- KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragus3
- Scrub HareLepus saxatilis2
- Cape Elephant ShrewElephantulus edwardii2
Birds
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens1 444
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata1 321
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash1 259
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus1 200
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra1 130
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca1 098
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola1 049
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio1 043
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis1 015
- Cape CanarySerinus canicollis999
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea975
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens869
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris820
- Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotis778
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.