Lotheni Nature Reserve

Lotheni Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, about 84 km west of Pietermaritzburg. It covers 39,8 km² — number 17 by size of the 30 KwaZulu-Natal areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1953.

Nature reserves KwaZulu-Natal

39,8km² recorded size

1953year established

—elevation of the point

84 kmwest of Pietermaritzburg

Facts

Type: Nature reserve
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
District: Umgungundlovu
Local municipality: Impendle
Size: 39,8 km² · 3 984 ha
Rank by size: 61 of 115 nationally · 17 in KwaZulu-Natal
Established: 1953
Coordinates: -29.4500, 29.5250
Nearest large town: Pietermaritzburg, 84 km west
Wikipedia articles: 1 language

Sources: Wikidata Q141280474 · Natural Earth (province outline)

Highlighted: KwaZulu-Natal. Yellow pin: Lotheni Nature Reserve.

Nearby

Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve3 km south
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area · 2 428 km²6 km north
Vergelegen Nature ReserveNature reserve12 km south-west
Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserve16 km north-east
Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve28 km north
uMngeni Plateau Nature ReserveNature reserve29 km east

GBIF records within 4 km

Wildlife recorded around Lotheni Nature Reserve

9 mammal and 1 681 bird occurrence records within 4 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Mammals

Birds

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.

More nature reserves in KwaZulu-Natal

Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve Amatikulu Nature Reserve Impeleshu Forest Reserve Paradise Valley Ingula Nature Reserve uMngeni Plateau Nature Reserve Ferncliffe Nature Reserve Impendle Nature Reserve Wagendrift Nature Reserve Mbumbazi Nature Reserve