North Park Nature Reserve

North Park Nature Reserve is a protected area along the banks of the Umhlatuzana River, near Queensburgh in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1] The park was proclaimed in 1968 and is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.[1]

North Park Nature Reserve
Map of KwaZulu-Natal
Location	Queensburgh, South Africa
Coordinates	29°52′32″S 30°52′55″E
Area	52 ha (130 acres)
Established	1968
Governing body	Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
www.kznwildlife.com/north-park-nature-reserve.html

Flora and fauna

The reserve protects riverine and coastal scarp forest, and is known for its birdlife[2] and butterflies.[3] There are a recorded 102 tree species in the reserve, with 48 considered rare.[1] Close to 160 bird species have been recorded,[1] including the Knysna Turaco and Purple Crested Turaco.[2]

A number of small mammals can be found in the reserve, including blue and grey duiker, mongoose, hyrax and cane rats.[1]

References

JayWay. "KZN Wildlife - North Park Nature Reserve". www.kznwildlife.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
"North Park Nature Reserve | Open Green Map". www.opengreenmap.org. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
"North Park Nature Reserve | Durban". showme.co.za. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife Parks
Individual Parks	Amatigulu Nature Reserve Beachwood Mangroves Blinkwater Nature Reserve Bluff Nature Reserve Chelmsford Nature Reserve Dlinza Forest EMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park Enseleni Nature Reserve Entumeni Forest Harold Johnson Nature Reserve Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park Impendle Nature Reserve Ithala Game Reserve Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve Krantzkloof Nature Reserve Midmar Dam Nature Reserve Mpenjati Nature Reserve Ndumo Game Reserve Nkandla Forest North Park Nature Reserve ONgoye Forest Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve Phongolo Nature Reserve Skyline Nature Reserve Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve Tembe Elephant Park Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve Umlalazi Nature Reserve Umtamvuna Nature Reserve Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve Vryheid Hill Nature Reserve Wagendrift Nature Reserve Weenen Game Reserve Queen Elizabeth Park Nature Reserve
uKhahlamba–Drakensberg Park	Cathedral Peak Cobham Reserve Garden Castle Highmoor Nature Reserve Himeville Nature Reserve Lotheni Reserve Mkhomazi Reserve Monks Cowl Nature Reserve Mount Currie Nature Reserve Royal Natal National Park
iSimangaliso Wetland Park	Cape Vidal State Forest Coastal Forest Reserve False Bay Park Eastern Shores State Forest Mapelane Nature Reserve Nyalazi State Forest Maputaland Marine Protected Area Lake Sibayi Freshwater Reserve Sodwana Bay National Park Sodwana State Forest St Lucia Game Reserve St Lucia Park St Lucia Marine Reserve uMkhuze Game Reserve

Nature Reserves in eThekwini
eThekwini Municipality D'MOSS	Alverstone Wildlife Park Alfred Park Nature Reserve Burman Bush Nature Reserve Danville Park Durban Botanic Gardens Giba Gorge Nature Reserve Ilanda Wilds Illovo Estuary Iphithi Nature Reserve Madwala Wildlife Sanctuary Mariannwood New Germany Nature Reserve Paradise Valley Nature Reserve Palmiet Nature Reserve Pigeon Valley Park Roosfontein Nature Reserve Seaton Park Silverglen Nature Reserve Springside Nature Reserve St Helier Dam Amanzimtoti Bird Sanctuary Umgeni River Bird Park Virginia Bush Nature Reserve
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife	Beachwood Mangrove Nature Reserve Bluff Nature Reserve Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve Krantzkloof Nature Reserve North Park Nature Reserve Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve
Privately Managed	Bayhead Natural Heritage Site Clive Cheesman Nature Reserve Empisini Nature Reserve Glenholme Nature Reserve Hawaan Forest Hazelmere Dam Inanda Dam Msinsi Nature Reserve Msinsi Community Conservancy Shongweni Dam Umbogavango Nature Reserve

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