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Nature reserve · Free State
Naval Hill Nature Reserve
Naval Hill Nature Reserve is listed as nature preserve, hiking area near Bloemfontein, in Mangaung municipality, Free State — about 7 km east of Bloemfontein. The nearest other area in the directory is Pikkie Park Conservancy, 5 km west.
7 kmeast of Bloemfontein
5 kmto the nearest listed area
89species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
Address2-22 Delville Dr, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein, 9301friendsoffranklin.co.za
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Listed as
- Nature preserve, Hiking area
- Province
- Free State
- District
- Mangaung
- Local municipality
- Mangaung
- Town
- Bloemfontein 9301
- Coordinates
- -29.1046, 26.2241
- Nearest large town
- Bloemfontein, 7 km east
- Website
- friendsoffranklin.co.za
Opening hours
| Monday | 07:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth
Nearby
- Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve5 km west
- Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden · 1 km²6 km north
- Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve35 km north
- Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area133 km north-east
- Tempelhof Guest & Game FarmPrivate game reserve168 km east
- Laohu Valley ReserveProtected area170 km south-west
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Naval Hill Nature Reserve
90 mammal and 82 641 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Southern GiraffeGiraffa giraffa16
- Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinus14
- BontebokDamaliscus pygargus12
- Plains ZebraEquus quagga10
- Fallow DeerDama dama7
- Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillata5
- NyalaTragelaphus angasii5
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis4
- South African Ground SquirrelXerus inauris2
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta2
Birds
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus2 148
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis1 820
- Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus1 772
- African Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus nigricans1 761
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea1 613
- Karoo ThrushTurdus smithi1 612
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola1 574
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus1 534
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra1 514
- House SparrowPasser domesticus1 509
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash1 506
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis1 503
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis1 482
- Little SwiftApus affinis1 445
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.