Chelmsford Nature Reserve
Introduction '''Chelmsford Nature Reserve''', also known as '''Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve''' is a nature reserve administered by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. It encloses Ntshingwayo Dam on the Ngagane River, and is situated some  south of Newcastle, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The reserve was gazetted on 31 July 1975.
Wildlife Wildlife includes springbok, oribi, blesbok and red hartebeest. Numerous bird species occur, including the great crested grebe, knob-billed duck, pink-billed lark, black-bellied bustard, African grass-owl and bigger birds like the yellow-billed duck, greater flamingo, lesser flamingo, whiskered tern, osprey and a few fish eagle.
Ntshingwayo Dam Ntshingwayo Dam (formerly Chelmsford Dam) is the third largest in the province.
Activities Activities include windsurfing, canoeing and jet skiing.
See also * Protected areas of South Africa
References
External links *