Wonderboom Nature Reserve (Q1445685)

The Wonderboom Nature Reserve (Afrikaans: Wonderboom-natuurreservaat) is a 1 km², 200-hectare reserve that incorporates a section of the Magaliesberg range in the northern portion of the Pretoria metropole, South Africa. Its main attractions are the Wonderboom (Afrikaans for "Marvel tree") near the reserve entrance in Lavender street and the derelict Fort Wonderboompoort on the crest of the Magaliesberg, that was constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century, during the Second Boer War. The latter is reached by following the steep, paved walkway that leads from the picnic area to the summit. The vicinity of the fort ruins also afford sweeping views of the city, whose council declared the area around the Wonderboom and both banks of the Apies River a reserve on 28 December 1949.

Wonderboom-natuurreservaat is geleë in die noordelike deel van Pretoria, weerskante van die Magaliesberg. Hierdie reservaat van 200 ha is bekend vir sy reuse Ficus salicifolia, 'n wonderboomvy bekend as die "Wonderboom". Op 28 Desember 1949 het die Stadsraad van Pretoria ‘n terrein rondom die boom en op beide oewers van die Apiesrivier tot natuurreservaat verklaar. Ook die bouval van Fort Wonderboom, ‘n oorblyfsel uit die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, lê in die park. Argeoloë het oorblyfsels uit die Yster- en Steentydperke rondom die boom opgegrawe.