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Wildlife sanctuary · KwaZulu-Natal
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education Centre
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education Centre is listed as nature preserve, education center near Howick, in uMngeni municipality, KwaZulu-Natal — about 19 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg. The nearest other area in the directory is Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve, 0 km south-east.
19 kmnorth-west of Pietermaritzburg
0 kmto the nearest listed area
96species with records nearby
yesopening hours listed
Address1 Karkloof Rd, Howick, 3290umngenivalley.co.za
Facts
- Type
- Wildlife sanctuary
- Listed as
- Nature preserve, Education center
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- District
- Umgungundlovu
- Local municipality
- uMngeni
- Town
- Howick 3290
- Coordinates
- -29.4755, 30.2392
- Nearest large town
- Pietermaritzburg, 19 km north-west
- Website
- umngenivalley.co.za
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–16:30 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Thursday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Friday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Saturday | 08:00–16:30 |
| Sunday | 08:00–13:00 |
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
- Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve0 km south-east
- Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve3 km south-west
- Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve5 km south-west
- Karkloof FallsNature reserve9 km north-east
- Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve12 km south-east
- Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area13 km east
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education Centre
120 mammal and 30 626 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Plains ZebraEquus quagga43
- Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinus11
- BontebokDamaliscus pygargus8
- NyalaTragelaphus angasii6
- BushbuckTragelaphus scriptus6
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia5
- ServalLeptailurus serval4
- Southern ReedbuckRedunca arundinum4
- ImpalaAepyceros melampus3
- Common Wart-hogPhacochoerus africanus3
- Bush-pigPotamochoerus larvatus3
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis3
- Scrub HareLepus saxatilis2
- Greater Cane RatThryonomys swinderianus2
Birds
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus1 091
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash916
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus795
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata752
- Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina742
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus675
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra670
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca670
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis669
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata649
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis647
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus639
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus628
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris605
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.