Wolfgat Nature Reserve, Protected coastal area in Mitchell's Plain, South Africa.

Wolfgat Nature Reserve is a coastal reserve in Mitchells Plain on False Bay, Western Cape, covering 248 ha of endangered Cape Flats Dune Strandveld and limestone cliffs. Its vegetation holds over 150 plant species, among them evergreen shrubs, flowering succulents, arum lilies and several daisy species. Kelp gulls and black oystercatchers nest along this stretch of coast.

Archaeological excavations during the 1960s revealed a fossilized den of the brown hyena, locally called strandwolf, which lived in the region until the 19th century. This discovery inspired the reserve's name and demonstrates the long history of animal life along this coastline.

The name Wolfgat means "wolf cave" and refers to the brown hyena, or strandwolf, which lived here until the 19th century. A fossilised den of this species was found in the 1960s, and the stretch of coast was named after that discovery.

The reserve lies along the False Bay coast in Mitchells Plain, reached from the surrounding Cape Town suburbs; the terrain is open dune strandveld and limestone cliff with no formal trail network, so visitors walk on sand and rock. The coast is exposed to sun and wind, and the invasive rooikrans thickets limit easy movement. The reserve is managed with Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plein communities.

Within the reserve thrives the Cape Flats Dune Strandveld vegetation, a rare ecosystem with over 150 plant species including evergreen shrubs and flowering succulents. This specialized ecosystem exists in only a few areas along the South African coast, making it remarkably scarce.