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Botanical garden · Gauteng
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden is listed as botanical garden, event venue, hiking area near Roodepoort, in City of Johannesburg municipality, Gauteng — about 24 km north-west of Johannesburg. The nearest other area in the directory is Kloofendal Nature Reserve, 6 km south-east.
24 kmnorth-west of Johannesburg
6 kmto the nearest listed area
89species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
AddressMalcolm Rd, Poortview, Roodepoort, 1724sanbi.org
Facts
- Type
- Botanical garden
- Listed as
- Botanical garden, Event venue, Hiking area, Nature preserve, South African restaurant, Tourist attraction
- Province
- Gauteng
- District
- City of Johannesburg
- Local municipality
- City of Johannesburg
- Town
- Roodepoort 1724
- Coordinates
- -26.0871, 27.8450
- Nearest large town
- Johannesburg, 24 km north-west
- Website
- sanbi.org
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–17:00 |
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
- Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve6 km south-east
- Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve11 km west
- Coopers CaveProtected heritage site · 0 km²13 km north-west
- Minnaar's CavesProtected heritage site · 0 km²13 km north-west
- SterkfonteinProtected heritage site14 km north-west
- Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve14 km north
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
84 mammal and 61 386 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis13
- Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus10
- Slender MongooseGalerella sanguinea7
- Mountain ReedbuckRedunca fulvorufula6
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis6
- Scrub HareLepus saxatilis5
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia4
- Angoni Vlei RatOtomys angoniensis3
- African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis2
- Vervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrus2
Birds
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus2 573
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash2 152
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus2 071
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis2 008
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus1 782
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus1 608
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris1 593
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra1 567
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata1 514
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris1 495
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens1 318
- Karoo ThrushTurdus smithi1 295
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca1 093
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor1 076
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.