- Parkveld
- Parks
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve
Protected area · KwaZulu-Natal
Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve
Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve is a protected area in KwaZulu-Natal, about 11 km south-west of Durban. It covers 2,53 km² — number 27 by size of the 30 KwaZulu-Natal areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1963.
2,5km² recorded size
1963year established
—elevation of the point
11 kmsouth-west of Durban
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Local municipality
- eThekwini
- Size
- 2,53 km² · 253 ha
- Rank by size
- 90 of 115 nationally · 27 in KwaZulu-Natal
- Established
- 1963
- Coordinates
- -29.9072, 30.9340
- Nearest large town
- Durban, 11 km south-west
- Wikipedia articles
- 2 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q28223130 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area6 km north
Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area6 km south-east
Paradise ValleyNature reserve9 km north-west- Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area10 km north
- Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserve · 0 km²12 km north-west
Burman BushProtected area13 km north-east
Address and visiting
Listed addressCoedmore Ave, Yellowwood Park, Durban, 4011
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 06:00–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–17:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–17:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–17:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00–17:00 |
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 Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve
89 mammal and 5 866 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
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata283
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis247
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash190
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus180
- Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus173
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica124
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus120
- Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus105
- Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus101
- White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis99
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus89
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata89
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis85
- Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus84
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.