PETER CHADWICK - African Conservation Photography

Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area lies off the small southern KwaZulu Natal town of Umkomas in South Africa.

Babanango is a community owned reserve situated in central Zululand, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. It encompasses key biodiversity and habitats from mist belt grasslands to deep valleys and gorges and the White iMfolozi River cuts through it.

Bonamanzi Private Game Reserve is situated close to the town of Hluhluwe in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Cobham Nature Reserve lies in the southern Drakensberg and forms part of the uKhahlamba World Heritage Site

Darville Sewage Works are a popular bird watching destination that lie on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Dlinza Forest Reserve is a popular birdwatching destination close to the town of Eshowe in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Enseleni Nature Reserve in northern KwaZulu Natal protects patches of indigenous forest and grassland.

Ghost Mountain Lodge in Mkhuze, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa is a popular birdwatching destination with resident birding guides.

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve is one of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife's flagship game reserves in Zululand, South Africa and is home to the big-five.

iSimangaliso Wetland Park lies in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and is a World Heritage Site with a wide diversity of terrestrial and marine habitats.

Kosi Bay forms part of a large wetland system within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northern Zululand, South Africa.

the KwaZulu Natal National Botanical Gardens lie within the suburbs of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Lotheni Nature Reserve lies in the southern Drakensberg and forms part of the uKhahlamba World Heritage Site

Manyoni Private Game Reserve lies in northern Zululand, South Africa and is home to the big-five.

Mkhuze Game Reserve forms part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northern Zululand, South Africa. It is a popular birdwatching destination.

Mpenjati Nature Reserve also includes the Trafalgar Marine Protected Area and lies on the southern coastline of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Ndumo Game Reserve lies in northern Zululand, South Africa and lies on the border with Mozambique. It has an extremely high diversity of birds.

Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve holds some of the last intact areas of forest in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and is home to a number of endemic species.

Phinda Private Game Reserve and the Munyawana Conservancy are situated in northern Zululand. The reserve is a key conservation area protecting numerous endangered species and habitats

Pongola Game Reserve surrounds Lake Jozini in northern Zululand, South Africa.

Sand Forest Lodge, lies on the outskirts of Hluhluwe town in northern KwaZulu Natal and is a popular birdwatching destination

Somkhanda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Spioenkop Nature Reserve lies in the midlands of KwaZulu Natal and surrounds a large lake and is a battlefield site.

Thanda private Game Reserve is situated in Zululand, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and is a big five reserve.

Managed by WESSA, Umgeni Nature Reserve lies on the outskirts of Howick in the midlands of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Umlalazi Nature Reserve lies in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and adjacent to the coastline. There is an estuary that is surrounded by mangroves and riparian thicket on the reserve.

Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve in southern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa protects important grasslands and indigenous forest patches.

Weenan Nature Reserve lies in the Natal Midlands, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Zimanga Private Game Reserve lies in northern Zululand and close to the town of Mkhuze. It has a number of specially designed photographic hides that makes it a popular destination