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Nature reserve · KwaZulu-Natal
Midmar Nature Reserve
Midmar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, about 20 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg.
—km² recorded size
—year established
1 045 melevation of the point
20 kmnorth-west of Pietermaritzburg
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- Umgungundlovu
- Local municipality
- uMngeni
- Elevation
- 1 045 m
- Coordinates
- -29.5008, 30.2014
- Nearest large town
- Pietermaritzburg, 20 km north-west
- Wikipedia articles
- 4 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q1932015 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve2 km north-east
- WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary5 km north-east
- Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve5 km north-east
- Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve12 km south-east
- Karkloof FallsNature reserve13 km north-east
- Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve15 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressR103, Howick, 3290kznwildlife.com
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 | 06:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–18:00 |
| 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 Midmar Nature Reserve
30 mammal and 18 803 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
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica546
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash530
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus521
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata513
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca491
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus484
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis474
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus455
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra442
- Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons434
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus431
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis431
- Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus427
- Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina418
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.