Nature reserve · Gauteng
Modderfontein Reserve
Modderfontein Reserve is a nature reserve in Gauteng, about 17 km north-east of Johannesburg. It covers 2,75 km² — number 5 by size of the 15 Gauteng areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1988.
2,8km² recorded size
1988year established
—elevation of the point
17 kmnorth-east of Johannesburg
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Gauteng
- Local municipality
- City of Johannesburg
- Size
- 2,75 km² · 275 ha
- Rank by size
- 88 of 115 nationally · 5 in Gauteng
- Established
- 1988
- Coordinates
- -26.0625, 28.1222
- Nearest large town
- Johannesburg, 17 km north-east
Sources: Wikidata Q126717559 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve9 km north-west
- Rotary ParkNature reserve14 km south
- The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve14 km south-west
- Montgomery VleiNature reserve18 km south-west
Melville KoppiesNature reserve · 2 km²18 km south-west- Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve20 km north-west
Address and visiting
Listed addressArden Road, Off Ardeer Rd, Modderfontein, Lethabong, 1609modderfonteinreserve.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 06:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, 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 Modderfontein Reserve
12 mammal and 3 280 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
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus114
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca101
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus98
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus93
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus87
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash87
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis87
- Pied CrowCorvus albus82
- Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix79
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava75
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus74
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus72
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis71
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris71
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.