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Protected area · Free State
Sandveld Nature Reserve
Sandveld Nature Reserve is a protected area in Free State, about 112 km west of Welkom.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
112 kmwest of Welkom
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- Free State
- Local municipality
- Tswelopele
- IUCN category
- Ia — strict nature reserve
- Coordinates
- -27.7333, 25.6333
- Nearest large town
- Welkom, 112 km west
- Wikipedia articles
- 2 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q7417018 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Almar Exclusive Game RanchPrivate game reserve31 km north-west
- Kingsveld Game ReservePrivate game reserve116 km north-east
- Leon Taljaard Nature ReserveProtected area125 km north-west
- Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve129 km south
- Mattanu Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve135 km south-west
- Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve154 km south-west
Address and visiting
Listed addressR34destea.gov.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Sandveld Nature Reserve
2 mammal and 203 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis8
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola7
- Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas5
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens5
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali5
- Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans5
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis5
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus5
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata4
- Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus4
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash4
- White-backed MousebirdColius colius4
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris3
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus3
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.