Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve

Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Nearest cityMakhanda (Grahamstown)
Coordinates33°23′23″S 26°42′32″E / 33.389707°S 26.70888215°E / -33.389707; 26.70888215
Area198.31 ha
Created1 February 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02-01)
Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve is located in South Africa
Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve
Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve (South Africa)
Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve is located in Eastern Cape
Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve
Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve (Eastern Cape)
Eastern Province rocky found in the reserve

The Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve is a small protected area near Makhanda (Grahamstown) designated for the purpose of conserving the endangered Eastern Province rocky.[1][2] Nearby are the Waters Meeting Nature Reserve and Buffalo Kloof Protected Environment.[3] The Blaauwkrantz Pass (R67) runs along the length of the reserve, while the Bloukrans River bisects it horizontally.

  1. ^ "Protected Areas Register". dffeportal.environment.gov.za. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve" (PDF).