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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Stony Point Nature Reserve
Stony Point Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape (Overstrand municipality), about 32 km west of Hermanus.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
32 kmwest of Hermanus
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Overberg District Municipality
- Local municipality
- Overstrand
- Coordinates
- -34.3725, 18.8933
- Nearest large town
- Hermanus, 32 km west
Sources: Wikidata Q130245371 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve0 km west
- Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area1 km north-east
- Jock's BayNature reserve4 km north-east
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area19 km north
Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve · 0 km²26 km north
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve31 km north
Address and visiting
Listed address2411 Wallers Rd, Betty's Bay, 7141capenature.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–16:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–16:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–16:00 |
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 Stony Point Nature Reserve
633 mammal and 77 044 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis393
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus44
- Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus40
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis38
- African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis26
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta23
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis18
- Southern Elephant SealMirounga leonina7
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio7
- Cape Golden MoleChrysochloris asiatica5
- Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus3
- Southern Right WhaleEubalaena australis3
- Cape GenetGenetta tigrina3
- Hewitt's Red Rock HarePronolagus saundersiae3
Birds
- African PenguinSpheniscus demersus3 613
- Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis2 651
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis2 486
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus2 408
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2 385
- Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii2 351
- Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus2 146
- African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini2 027
- Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus1 956
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo1 750
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis1 625
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis1 504
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus1 313
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis1 307
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.