Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve is an 18,000 ha reserve situated to the south west of Harrismith, Free State, South Africa. The reserve is close to the Drakensberg Mountain nature reserve. The reserve offers campsites, hiking trails and a large variety of fauna and flora.

Fauna and flora Source: Antelope Oribi Mountain reedbuck Grey rhebuck

Birdlife

Trees Yellowwood Wild peach Koko tree Silky bark

Grasses and bushes Wild myrtle Redwood rooihout (not to be confused with the redwood tree) Ouhout Bush guarri Highveld protea Silver sugarbush Tree fern

Gallery

Notes This park will be included into the Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area, Peace Park.

Further reading

PlantZAfrica.com The site for information about plants native to southern Africa and related topics.

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