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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve
Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 17 km south-east of Cape Town. It covers 2,58 km² — number 17 by size of the 23 Western Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 2000.
2,6km² recorded size
2000year established
—elevation of the point
17 kmsouth-east of Cape Town
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- Local municipality
- City of Cape Town
- Size
- 2,58 km² · 258 ha
- Rank by size
- 89 of 115 nationally · 17 in Western Cape
- Established
- 2000
- Coordinates
- -34.0547, 18.5203
- Nearest large town
- Cape Town, 17 km south-east
Sources: Wikidata Q129910892 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area · 3 km²2 km south-west
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve2 km south- Grysbok ParkNature reserve6 km south-west
- Tokai ParkNational park8 km west
- Muizenberg CaveNature reserve9 km south-west
- St. James SpringNature reserve9 km south-west
Address and visiting
Listed addressFlowerpecker St, Pelikan Park, Cape Town, 7941zeekoevlei.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 07:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 2 km
Wildlife recorded around Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve
162 mammal and 14 649 bird occurrence records within 2 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius50
- Cape Dune Mole-ratBathyergus suillus30
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta28
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis17
- Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus10
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio4
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis4
- Cape GenetGenetta tigrina4
- Common ElandTaurotragus oryx4
- Cape Golden MoleChrysochloris asiatica3
Birds
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus430
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis407
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus328
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala325
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata306
- Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens306
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus294
- Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii285
- Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata283
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash269
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis253
- Pied CrowCorvus albus246
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca244
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus242
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.