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Nature reserve · KwaZulu-Natal
Mariannwood Nature Reserve
Mariannwood Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, about 19 km west of Durban. It covers 0,12 km² — number 29 by size of the 30 KwaZulu-Natal areas with a recorded size.
0,1km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
19 kmwest of Durban
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Local municipality
- eThekwini
- Size
- 0,12 km² · 12 ha
- Rank by size
- 99 of 115 nationally · 29 in KwaZulu-Natal
- Coordinates
- -29.8350, 30.8386
- Nearest large town
- Durban, 19 km west
Sources: Wikidata Q141609907 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Paradise ValleyNature reserve5 km east
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area6 km north-west- Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve7 km north
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area8 km north
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area9 km north-west- Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area9 km east
Address and visiting
Listed address8 James Herbert Rd, Caversham Glen, Pinetown, 3616
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 | 07:30–16:00 |
| Saturday | not listed |
| 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 2 km
Wildlife recorded around Mariannwood Nature Reserve
13 mammal and 846 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
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus218
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata161
- Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus46
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis34
- Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolor31
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus31
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis24
- Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus23
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica14
- Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons13
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava12
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura10
- Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris9
- Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina9
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.