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Thetford Private Game Reserve Thetford Private Game Reserve covers (including leased properties) some 3 000 ha of high rainfall sourveld adjacent to the Mazowe River.
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Dominated by Brachystegia woodland on highly leached and mineral deficient soils, the area was used, since the early 1900s for to***co cultivation and livestock production. Historically, Thetford was characterised by open woodland, maintained in that state by large mammals such as elephant and by the impact of fire. With progression into the dry season, nutritional declines forced migratory specie

s such as buffalo, zebra and elephant to return to low-lying sweetveld in the Zambezi Valley. Those days are now gone, and the area has to be intensively managed. With high stocking rates, intervention in the form of supplementary feed, provision of mineral licks, and intensive tick and other parasite control, become mandatory. Thetford is located 25 km due north of Harare, where altitude ranges from 1376 m near the near-eastern part of the reserve, down to 1245 m at the Mazowe River - a height difference of 130 m. Temperatures are relatively cool and range from a July average of 14 degrees celcius, to an October average of 22 degrees. Frosts occur in the low-lying parts of the Reserve.

05/06/2021

Thetford Game Reserve is closed to the public until further notice.

How is this for a baby " It " ??? Neither male nor female !!!
12/02/2021

How is this for a baby " It " ??? Neither male nor female !!!

Second Sable Scene on the plateau ------
08/02/2021

Second Sable Scene on the plateau ------

Sable Scene --------
06/02/2021

Sable Scene --------

Junior's -------- Kudu and Impala
05/02/2021

Junior's -------- Kudu and Impala

Down by the riverside ----- A " Tower " of Giraffe
04/02/2021

Down by the riverside ----- A " Tower " of Giraffe

With the Rivers in full flow, there are plenty of fish swimming upstream for the Fish Eagles to hunt ------
03/02/2021

With the Rivers in full flow, there are plenty of fish swimming upstream for the Fish Eagles to hunt ------

A few White Rhino but they are Black ----- Happiness is a Mud Bath at this time of the year ----
02/02/2021

A few White Rhino but they are Black ----- Happiness is a Mud Bath at this time of the year ----

The Mapfeni River bridge is under there somewhere after 80 odd mls of rain !!!!!!
01/02/2021

The Mapfeni River bridge is under there somewhere after 80 odd mls of rain !!!!!!

A " Rank " of Impala Ewe's and Lamb's
31/01/2021

A " Rank " of Impala Ewe's and Lamb's

Fantastic cloud formations off to the west of Thetford
30/01/2021

Fantastic cloud formations off to the west of Thetford

Here's looking at you ----- Giraffe Cow
29/01/2021

Here's looking at you ----- Giraffe Cow

There is a long and winding road that leads us to the rain -----
28/01/2021

There is a long and winding road that leads us to the rain -----

How Green is Thy Valley ???------ Zebra and Gnu's
27/01/2021

How Green is Thy Valley ???------ Zebra and Gnu's

We have lift off ------ African Fish Eagle
26/01/2021

We have lift off ------ African Fish Eagle

Have to say that the main dam is FILTHY dirty with all the run off from the rain --------
25/01/2021

Have to say that the main dam is FILTHY dirty with all the run off from the rain --------

All sorts of Fungi erupting all over the place due to the rains ----
23/01/2021

All sorts of Fungi erupting all over the place due to the rains ----

This was what is was this afternoon ----- A sight to behold .
21/01/2021

This was what is was this afternoon ----- A sight to behold .

Always TOO far away ---- Trumpeter Hornbill
20/01/2021

Always TOO far away ---- Trumpeter Hornbill

Been VERY elusive but here she is at 5 months old --- Giraffe Calf
19/01/2021

Been VERY elusive but here she is at 5 months old --- Giraffe Calf

Plenty of new Gnu calves running around this season -----
19/01/2021

Plenty of new Gnu calves running around this season -----

A place of great energy ----- On complete overcast days often a single ray of sunshine is the the rocks of the Nande Hil...
18/01/2021

A place of great energy ----- On complete overcast days often a single ray of sunshine is the the rocks of the Nande Hills ----

Warlord Number 2 -------- Waterbuck Bull
17/01/2021

Warlord Number 2 -------- Waterbuck Bull

Warlord Number 1 ------- Sable Bull
16/01/2021

Warlord Number 1 ------- Sable Bull

They really are the cutest ------ Impala lambs
15/01/2021

They really are the cutest ------ Impala lambs

Dams are full and spilling so time for a bit of fishing ------ not gifted with good looks AT ALL !!!!!!! Marabou Stork w...
14/01/2021

Dams are full and spilling so time for a bit of fishing ------ not gifted with good looks AT ALL !!!!!!! Marabou Stork with a bream for breakfast

A new Wifi system in place thanks to Andre and Grace so hopefully we are back up and running ------ All the best for 202...
13/01/2021

A new Wifi system in place thanks to Andre and Grace so hopefully we are back up and running ------ All the best for 2021 --- It can only get better !!!! ???? Flame Lillie's ----perfection

" There is a storm across the valley, the clouds are rolling in " -----
23/12/2020

" There is a storm across the valley, the clouds are rolling in " -----

Quickly whilst we have Wifi ------ Summer Solstice Sunset ---- nothing spectacular but one for the records !!!!!
23/12/2020

Quickly whilst we have Wifi ------ Summer Solstice Sunset ---- nothing spectacular but one for the records !!!!!

And a couple of the Impala Ram's ladies ----- Inquisitive Impala !!!
18/12/2020

And a couple of the Impala Ram's ladies ----- Inquisitive Impala !!!

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