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Protected area · Western Cape
Marloth Nature Reserve
Marloth Nature Reserve is a protected area in Western Cape, about 7 km north of Swellendam.
—km² recorded size
—year established
1 132 melevation of the point
7 kmnorth of Swellendam
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Overberg
- Local municipality
- Swellendam
- Elevation
- 1 132 m
- IUCN category
- II — national park
- Coordinates
- -33.9667, 20.4167
- Nearest large town
- Swellendam, 7 km north
- Wikipedia articles
- 5 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q1784896 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Bontebok National ParkNational park · 28 km²12 km south- Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve13 km south
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area · 142 km²42 km east- Pat Busch Mountain ReserveNature reserve44 km north-west
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve50 km west
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected area53 km north
Address and visiting
Listed addressSwellendam, 6740capenature.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 | 07:00–16:00 |
| 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 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Marloth Nature Reserve
4 mammal and 57 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra3
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis3
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus2
- Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscus2
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus2
- Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera2
- Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix2
- Cape BatisBatis capensis2
- Cape CanarySerinus canicollis2
- Forest CanaryCrithagra scotops2
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus2
- Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus2
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.