Klapperkop Nature Reserve | |
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Location | Tshwane, South Africa |
Nearest city | Pretoria |
Coordinates | 25°47′01″S 28°13′05″E / 25.78361°S 28.21806°E |
Area | c. 460 ha |
Established | 1898 |
Klapperkop NR, City of Tshwane |
Klapperkop Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of some 460 ha in Pretoria, Gauteng, which was established in 1898. It is managed by the Department of Nature Conservation. Fort Klapperkop, completed in 1897, is situated inside the reserve. The reserve is named for the prominent Klapperkop, a hill (or kopje) vegetated with klapper trees (Strychnos pungens) on its northern slopes.