The Fort Pato Nature Reserve is one of two inland forest reserves in the greater
East London Coast Nature Reserve
East London Coast Nature Reserve is a protected area in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa that is managed by Eastern Cape Parks. It covers an area of 3,424 hectares and incorporates 12 smaller nature reserves and protected areas.
The main rea ...
, located in the
Wild Coast region of the
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
, South Africa.
The reserve lies on the southern bank of the
Buffalo River next to the
Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve
The Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve is a reserve on the Bridle Drift Dam in the Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape, Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The reserve lies on the southern bank of the Buffalo River (Eastern Cape), Bu ...
and down to the
R346.
History
This
reserve was created in 1973 for the conservation of the region's fauna and flora.
See also
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List of protected areas of South Africa
The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private land ...
References
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Nature reserves in South Africa
Eastern Cape Provincial Parks