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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Walker Bay Nature Reserve
Walker Bay Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 14 km south-east of Hermanus.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
14 kmsouth-east of Hermanus
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Overberg
- Local municipality
- Overstrand
- IUCN category
- II — national park
- Coordinates
- -34.4833, 19.3667
- Nearest large town
- Hermanus, 14 km south-east
- Wikipedia articles
- 1 language
Sources: Wikidata Q7962220 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area6 km west
- Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve10 km north-west
- Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve12 km south-east
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve13 km north-west- Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary15 km east
Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve · 2 km²17 km north-east
Address and visiting
Listed address16 17th Ave, Hermanus, 7200capenature.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 | 07:30–16:00 |
| 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 Walker Bay Nature Reserve
26 mammal and 2 082 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
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis52
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis43
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis41
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa39
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris39
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis37
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra36
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens35
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus35
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus33
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica31
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata31
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus30
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash30
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.