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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 8 km south-east of Stellenbosch.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
8 kmsouth-east of Stellenbosch
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Cape Winelands
- Local municipality
- Stellenbosch
- IUCN category
- II — national park
- Part of
- Boland Mountain Complex
- Coordinates
- -33.9694, 18.9361
- Nearest large town
- Stellenbosch, 8 km south-east
- Wikipedia articles
- 3 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q6275611 · official website · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area1 km west- Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve7 km north-west
Hottentots-HollandProtected area · 700 km²9 km south-east
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve9 km south-west- Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve9 km east
- Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve9 km south-east
Address and visiting
Listed addressJonkershoek Rd, Stellenbosch, 7600capenature.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 | 08:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–18:00 |
| 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 Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
123 mammal and 8 911 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Smith's Red Rock HarePronolagus rupestris41
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus36
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis20
- KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragus4
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio3
- Striped PolecatIctonyx striatus2
- African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis2
- Hewitt's Red Rock HarePronolagus saundersiae2
Birds
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis1 300
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola627
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata351
- Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii275
- Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa259
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris216
- Cape TealAnas capensis215
- Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer206
- Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata181
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens181
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra168
- Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea155
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis148
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash145
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.