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The Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve lies just next to Yellowwood Park in Durban, an extension of The Durban Metropolitan Open Space System green lung in the south western parts of Yellowwood Park. Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve is held by locals as not only a wonderful space in which to do walks along trails that give you up to four hours' worth of walking, but also great for birding and picnics.

The town lies 193 km due west of Johannesburg on the road to Lichtenburg, which is 29 km away. Originally named 'Treurfontein' (well of sadness), the name was changed to honour Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, a staunch French Huguenot who was killed in the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s Day (24 August 1572) in Paris.

Clairwood Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Durban South, KwaZulu Natal. Hospital services include a Staff Wellness Clinic, Ante Natal Clinic and School Health Services. Clairwood Hospital was opened on 01 May 1956. It was originally an army barracks and later converted into a hospital. The hospital is situated in Mobeni, a southern suburb of Durban. The community served by the hospital are from the following areas: Lamontville; Mobeni; Merebank; Woodlands; Montclair; Woodhaven; Yellowwood Park and Clairwood.
Sannieshof is a small train stop and farming town in the middle of the North West Province’s maize farming belt, it lies surrounded by the four towns of Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Mahikengand Vryburg. The a vast rural area called: the ‘Stellaland' (Star Land) or Platteland (Flat Land), and is known for its massive bank of grain silos and plant nurseries.
The first thing that strikes you about the leafy garden suburb of Yellowwood Park, just 14 kilometers from Durban, is that the majority of the roads are named after birds - Lark Lane, Kestrell Road, Wren Way - and that, as these may well indicate, this is a birdwatcher’s paradise, particularly with the Kenneth Stainbank Reserve well within its parameters. Bordering on Chatsworth and south west of Durban, Yellowwood Park has a real sense of village life.
The Barberspan Bird Sanctuary is a huge 2000 ha body of water located between Delareyville and Sannieshof. The Reserve is a pioneer in ornithological research. Bird Life South Africa has declared it an important national birding site. Given then that it is also a RAMSAR Convention-accredited wetland of international importance for migratory birds and waterfowl, it is well worth a visit. The pan is the focal point of a provincial nature reserve and is fed by the Harts River.