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Nature reserve · Free State
Soetdoring Nature Reserve
Soetdoring Nature Reserve is listed as nature preserve near Bloemfontein, in Mangaung municipality, Free State — about 31 km north of Bloemfontein. The nearest other area in the directory is Free State National Botanical Garden, 29 km south.
31 kmnorth of Bloemfontein
29 kmto the nearest listed area
87species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
AddressSoetdoring Nature Reserve
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Listed as
- Nature preserve
- Province
- Free State
- District
- Mangaung
- Local municipality
- Mangaung
- Coordinates
- -28.8109, 26.1084
- Nearest large town
- Bloemfontein, 31 km north
- Website
- not listed
Opening hours
| Monday | 07:30–16:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Friday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Saturday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Sunday | 07:30–16:00 |
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
- Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden · 1 km²29 km south
- Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve35 km south
- Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve35 km south
- Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area124 km north-east
- Sandveld Nature ReserveProtected area129 km north
- Almar Exclusive Game RanchPrivate game reserve154 km north-west
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Soetdoring Nature Reserve
33 mammal and 16 309 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
Birds
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus431
- Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans317
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea298
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis298
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus291
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis278
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris268
- Little SwiftApus affinis266
- Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix244
- South African Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera244
- Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana236
- Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus226
- Scaly-feathered WeaverSporopipes squamifrons223
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali221
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.