Atherstone Nature Reserve, Protected wildlife reserve in Limpopo, South Africa.

Atherstone Nature Reserve is a 23,500-hectare protected area near Dwaalboom in Limpopo, South Africa, made up mainly of savannah plains with bushveld and Kalahari grassland. Its wildlife includes antelope, zebra, giraffe, south-central black rhinoceros and African bush elephants.

Norman Edward Atherstone, originally a cattle farmer, became the first game farmer in this area and re-introduced game on his farmland. He had no wife or children and left his farms to the former Transvaal Nature Conservation Department in his will. The Atherstone Nature Reserve was founded in 1990 and became the Atherstone Collaborative Nature Reserve in 1994 after private farms were incorporated.

The reserve is named after Norman Edward Atherstone, the cattle farmer who turned his land into a game farm and left it to the Transvaal Nature Conservation Department in his will. He had no wife or children, so the farms passed to conservation rather than to heirs. The reserve became collaborative in 1994, when private farms were added.

The reserve lies near Dwaalboom in Limpopo and covers 23,500 hectares of savannah, bushveld and Kalahari grassland, so allow time to cover distance between sightings. Game viewing is done from your own vehicle during daylight hours. The south-central black rhinoceros and African bush elephants are among the animals recorded here, alongside antelope, zebra and giraffe.

Norman Edward Atherstone never married and had no children; his last will left his farms to the former Transvaal Nature Conservation Department, which is how the land became a reserve. The reserve was founded in 1990 and took its collaborative name in 1994, when private farms were added.