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Protected area · KwaZulu-Natal
Palmiet Nature Reserve
Palmiet Nature Reserve is a protected area in KwaZulu-Natal, about 10 km north-west of Durban.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
10 kmnorth-west of Durban
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Local municipality
- eThekwini
- Coordinates
- -29.8204, 30.9315
- Nearest large town
- Durban, 10 km north-west
- Wikipedia articles
- 2 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q7128389 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Paradise ValleyNature reserve4 km west- Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area4 km south
- Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area7 km east
Burman BushProtected area8 km east- Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserve · 0 km²9 km west
- Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area · 3 km²10 km south
Address and visiting
Listed addressEdgecliff Rd, Dawncrest, Westville, 3629palmiet.durban
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
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.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Palmiet Nature Reserve
137 mammal and 8 339 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Vervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrus60
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis21
- Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus7
- BushbuckTragelaphus scriptus6
- Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticola6
- Hottentot Golden MoleAmblysomus hottentotus5
- Banded MongooseMungos mungo5
- Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit BatEpomophorus wahlbergi3
- Greater Cane RatThryonomys swinderianus3
- Slender MongooseGalerella sanguinea3
Birds
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata1 602
- Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara351
- Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea181
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash167
- Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus165
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus162
- Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis155
- African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta142
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus141
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens132
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis130
- Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris128
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis123
- Southern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina120
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.