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Nature reserve · KwaZulu-Natal
Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley is a nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, about 13 km west of Durban.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
13 kmwest of Durban
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Local municipality
- eThekwini
- Coordinates
- -29.8322, 30.8922
- Nearest large town
- Durban, 13 km west
Sources: Wikidata Q108111706 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area4 km east
- Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area5 km south-east
- Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserve · 0 km²5 km west
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area9 km north-west- Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve9 km north-west
- Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area · 3 km²9 km south-east
Address and visiting
Listed address10 Oxford Rd, Pinetown, Durban, 3610paradise-valley.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 | 07:30–16:00 |
| 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 Paradise Valley
143 mammal and 11 274 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 pygerythrus38
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis30
- Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus11
- Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticola10
- Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit BatEpomophorus wahlbergi8
- European RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus8
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia5
- Greater Cane RatThryonomys swinderianus4
- Bush-pigPotamochoerus larvatus4
- Hottentot Golden MoleAmblysomus hottentotus3
- Banded MongooseMungos mungo3
- African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis2
Birds
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata2 093
- Black-and-white MannikinLonchura bicolor544
- Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara308
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus252
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash245
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus234
- Southern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina230
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica212
- Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus209
- Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea192
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis185
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata183
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis182
- Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus179
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.