Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is located at the mouth of the Umgeni River in Durban North, a suburb of Durban, South Africa. The nature reserve, proclaimed in 1977, protects 76 hectares of a natural estuarine system, and was declared a national monument in 1980.
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A refreshing nature reserve in the city, Very beautiful with lots of amazing trees that you get to learn about on your trail, it was very fascinating to see the crabs in their environment, we walked for about 20 minutes on our little trail. (edit) on the second visit we took a second trail which leads you out straight to the beach.. Absolutely perfect.
Please do not litter whilst there or anywhere else for that matter!!!!!
Important to note they are open once a month every 3rd Saturday of the month from 8am to 1pm. Enjoy good people I highly recommend a visit here.
No entry charge, however you are welcome to donate or grab a black bag and help clean up the beach, There's volunteers cleaning up at almost...
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Go!! Just go!! Such a beautiful, tranquil, well kept place. Entry is free,parking is free. Guided tours also free. Trial is safe and interesting. Never thought I could get so excited over crabs!! The state of pollution in our city is so bad that it's sad. Lots of litter washes up on the beach, which otherwise would have been a scenic end to the trial. Volunteers are encouraged on clean up days. Wish it could be open more than once a month to the public. I do suggest more signage for the off road entrance, which is very easy to miss. All in all it was a great way to spend a...
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Beautiful and educational outdoor experience near the city.
The reserve is usually closed and only accessible/open once a month every 3rd Saturday of the month from 8am to 1pm. Entrance is free and there are lots of volunteer park rangers walking around interacting and educating the public. Addition there is also an initiative to encourage people to help clean up the litter on the beach.
The entire walk is on a wooden raised train. The trail will roughly take you 45min and is flat. Great...
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