Dlinza Forest Explained

The Dlinza Forest is a subtropical forest or Coastal Scarp Forest in Eshowe, Zululand, South Africa, one of five natural forests running in a 100 km line running northwest from the coast.[1] Others are the Ongoye, Entumeni, Nkandla and Qudeni Forests. They are the most important forests in southern Africa from the aspect of unique biodiversity. It contains rare birds,[2] chameleons,[3] snails, butterflies,[4] moths, frogs and beetles. Dlinza is the home of more than 65 species of birds, including the endangered spotted ground thrush which breeds here,[5] rare Delegorgue's pigeon,[6] magnificent purple-crested turaco[7] and Narina trogon.[8]

The name Dlinza is derived from Zulu meaning a gravelike place of meditation after the peaceful setting. Occasional church services are held here and every 3 years a nativity play, written by Selwyn Moberley in 1953, is staged in the forest.[9]

Canopy Boardwalk

First of its kind in Southern Africa, the boardwalk winds through the forest canopy and ends up on a tower overlooking the Dlinza Forest. The Boardwalk takes you 125 metres through the forest understory to a 20 metre high viewing platform which emerges above the canopy of trees.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KZN Wildlife - Dlinza Forest . 2015-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160208103342/http://www.kznwildlife.com/dlinza-forest.html . 2016-02-08 . dead .
  2. Web site: BIRP Site summary Dhlinza Forest Nature Reserve (SA067). 2020-06-22. birp.birdmap.africa. 19 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019160924/http://birp.birdmap.africa/site_summary.php?site=28543127. dead.
  3. Web site: 2012-02-13. Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk. 2020-06-22. Birdlife Zululand. en-US.
  4. Web site: Dlinza - Visit Zululand. 2020-06-22. www.visitzululand.co.za.
  5. Web site: BIRP Species summary Spotted Ground-Thrush. 2020-06-21. birp.birdmap.africa.
  6. Web site: BIRP Species summary Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon. 2020-06-21. birp.birdmap.africa. 23 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123192429/http://birp.birdmap.africa/species_summary.php?spp=313. dead.
  7. Web site: BIRP Species summary Purple-crested Turaco. 2020-06-21. birp.birdmap.africa.
  8. Web site: BIRP Species summary Narina Trogon. 2020-06-21. birp.birdmap.africa.
  9. Book: Forrester, Wayne Steven. Fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages at Dlinza and Entumeni Nature Reserves, KwaZulu-Natal : a quantitative biodiversity study. 859380541.
  10. Web site: Dlinza Forest Aerial Boardwalk. 2020-06-22. Eshowe. en-US.

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