Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve
Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve
Springtime brings an impressive display of wild flowers that shouldn't be missed. There are two small dams on the reserve that attract a large variety of birdlife. As there are no large predators in reserve hikers may roam about freely through the grassy hills.
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES AT VERNON CROOKES NATURE RESERVE:
- game drives
- hiking
- bird watching
- wild flowers
SUMMARY OF WILDLIFE & FLORA:
Mammals: numerous large herbivores including blue wildebeest, nyala, impala, zebra and eland, as well as many smaller mammals such as jackal, porcupine and mongoose
Birdlife: over 300 bird species
Vegetation: wild flowers, grassland
DIRECTIONS TO VERNON CROOKES NATURE RESERVE:
- from the N2 at Park Rynie, take the R612 west toward Ixopo.
- 3 km past Umzimto turn left and follow for 6 km to the gates
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