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Nature reserve · Western Cape
!Khwa ttu Nature Reserve
!Khwa ttu Nature Reserve is listed as nature preserve, heritage museum, restaurant near Yzerfontein, in Swartland municipality, Western Cape — about 50 km south-east of Saldanha. The nearest other area in the directory is Tienie Versveld Wildflower Reserve, 4 km north.
50 kmsouth-east of Saldanha
4 kmto the nearest listed area
87species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
AddressGrootwater Farm, R27, Yzerfontein, 7351khwattu.org
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Listed as
- Nature preserve, Heritage museum, Restaurant, Tourist attraction
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- West Coast
- Local municipality
- Swartland
- Town
- Yzerfontein 7351
- Coordinates
- -33.3692, 18.2602
- Nearest large town
- Saldanha, 50 km south-east
- Website
- khwattu.org
Opening hours
| Monday | 09:00–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00–17:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth
Nearby
- Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area · 0 km²4 km north
- Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve4 km north
- Rondeberg Private Nature ReserveNature reserve6 km south-east
- Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve12 km east
- Cape West CoastBiosphere reserve18 km south-west
- Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area25 km north-west
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around !Khwa ttu Nature Reserve
50 mammal and 4 796 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
Birds
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis218
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis159
- Pied CrowCorvus albus138
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris121
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus112
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris104
- Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor97
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus95
- BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus94
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris90
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus89
- Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscus84
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus77
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis76
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.