Chelmsford Nature Reserve, also known as Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve is a nature reserve administered by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. It encloses Ntshingwayo Dam on the Ngagane River, and is situated some 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of Newcastle, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The reserve was gazetted on 31 July 1975.[1]

Wildlife

Wildlife includes springbok, oribi, blesbok and red hartebeest. Numerous bird species occur, including the great crested grebe, knob-billed duck, pink-billed lark, black-bellied bustard, African grass-owl and bigger birds like the yellow-billed duck, greater flamingo, lesser flamingo, whiskered tern, osprey and a few fish eagle.

Ntshingwayo Dam

Ntshingwayo Dam (formerly Chelmsford Dam) is the third largest in the province.

Activities

Activities include windsurfing, canoeing and jet skiing.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Management Act No 9 of 1997" (PDF). cer.org.za. Enviroleg cc. 3 December 1997. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

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