Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is located at the mouth of the Umgeni River in Durban North, a suburb of Durban, South Africa.

[1] The nature reserve, proclaimed in 1977,[2] protects 76 hectares of a natural estuarine system, and was declared a national monument in 1980.

[3] Three species of protected mangrove trees are found in the reserve: black, red, and white.

[1] The reserve is home to a number of animal species, including mudskippers, fiddler crabs and the mangrove kingfisher.

[2] An elevated boardwalk throughout the reserve allows visitors to walk through the swamps at high tide along three trails.