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6. NTUMENI FOREST

(16.7 kms from Eshowe Town Hall)
Open 7:OOam - 5:00pm KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Services. No permit is required.

Situated west of Eshowe, drive through Eshowe along Kangella Street in the Nkandla direction. After 13.2 kilometers turn left and continue for 3.5 kilometers where you will find the entrance and picnic site on the right. Two energetic walks (taking approximately one hour and three hours respectively) may be undertaken. Birds similar to those seen in Dlinza Forest may be found, but you might also see African Broadbill, Rameron Pigeon, Brown Scrub-robin, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler, Mountain Wagtail and Black Cuckoo. On the forest edge, look for Drakensberg Prinia, Lazy and Croaking Cisticolas and Southern Tchagra. Listen for Shelley's Francolin.

Enhancements: A picnic site and walking trails.

	*the* Zululand Birding Route - Ntumeni Forest
	ESHOWE ROUTE 1. Dlinza Forest \| 2. Ongoye Forest \| 3. Theunissen's Dam \| 4. Amatikulu Nature Reserve \| 5. Dreadnought Walking Trail 6. Ntumeni Forest \| 7. Goedetrou Dam Road
HOME Information Routes Map Checklists Guides Links News Erectile Dysfunction	6. NTUMENI FOREST (16.7 kms from Eshowe Town Hall) Open 7:OOam - 5:00pm KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Services. No permit is required. Situated west of Eshowe, drive through Eshowe along Kangella Street in the Nkandla direction. After 13.2 kilometers turn left and continue for 3.5 kilometers where you will find the entrance and picnic site on the right. Two energetic walks (taking approximately one hour and three hours respectively) may be undertaken. Birds similar to those seen in Dlinza Forest may be found, but you might also see African Broadbill, Rameron Pigeon, Brown Scrub-robin, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler, Mountain Wagtail and Black Cuckoo. On the forest edge, look for Drakensberg Prinia, Lazy and Croaking Cisticolas and Southern Tchagra. Listen for Shelley's Francolin. Enhancements: A picnic site and walking trails.