Randfontein Bird Sanctuary

Randfontein Bird Sanctuary is listed as nature preserve, tourist attraction near Randfontein, in Rand West City municipality, Gauteng — about 36 km west of Johannesburg. The nearest other area in the directory is Blougat Municipal Nature Reserve, 13 km north-east.

Wildlife sanctuaries and parks Gauteng

36 kmwest of Johannesburg

13 kmto the nearest listed area

80species with records nearby

—opening hours listed

Address

Aureus, Randfontein, 1759

Facts

Type: Wildlife sanctuary
Listed as: Nature preserve, Tourist attraction
Province: Gauteng
District: West Rand
Local municipality: Rand West City
Town: Randfontein 1759
Coordinates: -26.1871, 27.6858
Nearest large town: Johannesburg, 36 km west
Website: not listed

Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth

Highlighted: Gauteng. Yellow pin: Randfontein Bird Sanctuary.

Nearby

Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve13 km north-east
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site · 0 km²18 km north
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden19 km north-east
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site20 km north
Coopers CaveProtected heritage site · 0 km²20 km north
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve21 km east

GBIF records within 3 km

Wildlife recorded around Randfontein Bird Sanctuary

2 mammal and 1 336 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Mammals

LionPanthera leo2

Birds

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.

More wildlife sanctuaries and parks in Gauteng

Bloufontein Wildlife Park South African Wildlife Rehabilitation Center