Double Mouth Nature Reserve

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Double Mouth Nature Reserve
Double Mouth Nature Reserve
TypeNature Reserve
Location Morgan Bay
Nearest city East London, Eastern Cape
Coordinates 32°43′26″S28°18′50″E / 32.7239812°S 28.3139995°E / -32.7239812; 28.3139995 Coordinates: 32°43′26″S28°18′50″E / 32.7239812°S 28.3139995°E / -32.7239812; 28.3139995
Administered by Eastern Cape Parks
Camp sites30 [1]
Website Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency

The Double Mouth Nature Reserve, part of the greater East London Coast Nature Reserve, is a coastal reserve in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape. Alongside it are the Quko River mouth [2] and the 50-metre high Morgan Bay Cliffs. [3]

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Biodiversity

The mouth of the Quko River which forms an estuary and the nearby forested dunes [4] host a large number of birds and animals. [2]

Mammals

This includes the Cape bushbuck, blue duiker, mongoose, vervet monkeys, porcupines, legavaan, jackals and the endangered African clawless otter. [5]

Birds

Raptors such as the African fish eagle, Cape vulture, spotted eagle-owl and African wood owl. [5]

Activities

The Double Mouth Nature Reserve offers fishing, [5] camping, dolphin spotting, mountain biking and hiking trails. On the Bead Beach in the reserve money cowries, Chinese Ming porcelain and Carnelian beads can sometimes be found; this is thought to come from the Santo Espirito shipwreck in 1608. [6] Nearby is the protected village of Haga Haga, the Morgan Bay Cliffs and Cape Morgan Nature Reserve.

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References

  1. "Double Mouth Nature Reserve | EC Parks And Tourism Agency". bookonline.ecpta.co.za. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency Activity Leaflet" (PDF). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. "The Morgan Bay Cliffs". www.morganbay.co.za. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. "Double Mouth Nature Reserve | Morgan Bay". www.wildcoastholidays.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVES: Visitor's Guide" (PDF).
  6. "Wild Coast Shipwrecks - Wild Coast Accommodation". www.wildcoastholidays.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.