The Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve is one of the largest reserves in Johannesburg. It has about 150 recorded bird species and 650 indigenous plants and trees.
Regular visitors to the reserve include Jameson's firefinch, red-collared widowbird, brown-headed tchagra, red-throated wryneck, black-throated canary, honeybird and Cape robin chat.
The acacia in the reserve support a number of bushveld species, like chestnut-vented titbabbler, cardinal woodpecker, pied barbet and ashy tit. Summer visitors include paradise flycatcher, willow warbler and garden warbler.
Guided walks take place on the second and fourth Sunday of the month. These start from the Frandaph Drive entrance at 09:00 from May to September and at 08:00 the rest of the year. These walks normally take three hours. It is open daily from sunrise to sunset for self- guided rambles.
For those interested in history, there are also the remains of a Batswana village and the walls of a house built in 1850 by one of the early voortrekkers, Sarel Marais. The Bloubos Spruit can also be seen on most of the nature trails.
