Forest reserves

Forest reserves constituted under the Forestry Act, and proposed reserves under Forestry Division control. Each document contains the reserve file cover, location map, the Order or Public Notice as published in the Sierra Leone Gazette, and the description of area, where these survive.

List of forest reserves, Appendix 3A and 3B PDF, 435 KB
This table as a spreadsheet CSV, 12 KB

Forest reserves of Sierra Leone: 59 constituted, 18 proposed
Reserve	District	Area (ha)	Status	Constituting instrument	Notes
Northern Province
Kandesuri	Bombali	5,888.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 15 of 1976 PDF, 1.1 MB
Kayora	Bombali	691.2	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Kuru Hills	Bombali	6,920.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 98 of 1955 PDF, 1.3 MB
Magbutali	Bombali	870.4	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Mahaea	Bombali	1,536.0	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Matete	Bombali	839.7	Constituted	Public Notice No. 46 of 1970 PDF, 978 KB
Mawoi	Bombali	1,536.0	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Kamabor	Kambia	307.2	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Loma Mountains	Koinadugu	32,815.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 34 of 1952 PDF, 1.7 MB
Tonkoli	Koinadugu	7,104.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 14 of 1926 PDF, 1.6 MB	Order text only; no cover or map.
Wara Wara Hills	Koinadugu	1,029.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 117 of 1960 PDF, 1.1 MB	Appendix 3A lists 17 of 1960; the notice reads No. 117 of 1960. Boundary schedule recalculated to metres: spreadsheet
Occra Hills	Port Loko	244.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 22 of 1952 PDF, 1.4 MB
Port Loko	Port Loko	213.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 39 of 1949 PDF, 985 KB	Appendix 3A lists 59 of 1949; the notice reads No. 39 of 1949.
Bumbuna	Tonkolili	112.0	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Farangbaia	Tonkolili	1,245.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 67 of 1945 PDF, 981 KB
Malal Hills	Tonkolili	335.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 6 of 1927 PDF, 684 KB
Southern Province
Bojeni Hills	Bo	729.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 26 of 1923 PDF, 890 KB
Kangari Hills	Bo	8,473.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 1 of 1924 PDF, 1.7 MB	Includes a later Baomahun gold licence overlay map and the magnetic declination for 1924.
Pu Wolei	Bo	216.4	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Pu Wolei Extension No. 1	Bo	136.0	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Kongor Hill	Bonthe	401.2	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Tobi	Bonthe	1,651.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 42 of 1971 PDF, 835 KB	Appendix 3A lists 42 of 1972; the notice is dated 1st July 1971.
Kasewe Hills	Moyamba	2,306.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 11 of 1914 PDF, 824 KB
Moyamba Hill	Moyamba	186.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 2 of 1924 PDF, 921 KB
Ribbi	Moyamba	439.5	Constituted	Public Notice No. 72 of 1973 PDF, 615 KB
Singamba	Moyamba	296.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 19 of 1928 PDF, 876 KB
Tabe	Moyamba	307.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 6 of 1932 PDF, 976 KB	Number from Appendix 3A; the header of the photographed order is cut off.
Kpasambu	Pujehun	844.8	Proposed	Government Notice No. 894 of 1962 PDF, 256 KB	Notice of intention only. Cover and map.
Lalay	Pujehun	470.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 17 of 1959 PDF, 1.3 MB	Appendix 3A lists 106 of 1963; the notice reads No. 17 of 1959.
Massawei	Pujehun	1,587.2	Proposed	Government Notice No. 1083 of 1964 PDF, 427 KB	Notice of intention only. Cover and map.
Sami	Pujehun	844.8	Proposed	Government Notice No. 951 of 1962 PDF, 272 KB	Notice of intention only. Cover and map.
Sipende	Pujehun	819.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 73 of 1973 PDF, 587 KB	Appendix 3A lists 78 of 1973; the notice reads No. 73 of 1973.
Eastern Province
Gboi Hills No. 2	Kailahun	204.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 15 of 1926 PDF, 632 KB
Gola North	Kailahun	29,516.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 5 of 1930 PDF, 1.3 MB
Gola North Extension No. 1	Kailahun	3,680.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 55 of 1956 PDF, 1.4 MB
Gola North Extension No. 2	Kailahun	5,920.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 57 of 1956 PDF, 1.3 MB
Gola North Extension No. 3	Kailahun	1,586.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 34 of 1958 PDF, 1.1 MB	The notice places it in Nomo Chiefdom, Kenema District.
Gola North Extension No. 4	Kailahun	2,462.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 35 of 1958 PDF, 1.1 MB	The notice places it in Nomo Chiefdom, Kenema District.
Gola North Extension No. 5	Kailahun	2,144.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 56 of 1963 PDF, 1.1 MB	Cover, maps and description of area only.
Gola North Extension No. 6	Kailahun	1,354.8	Proposed	Reserve file PDF, 270 KB	Cover and description of area only.
Lhei Hills	Kailahun	153.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 7 of 1930 PDF, 752 KB
Tajayei	Kailahun	526.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 27 of 1982 PDF, 1.0 MB	Listed as proposed in Appendix 3B; constituted by this notice published 2nd December 1982.
Dodo Hills	Kenema	2,150.4	Constituted	Order No. 30 of 1921 PDF, 1.1 MB	Governor's Order 1921; number from Appendix 3A.
Gafele	Kenema	1,756.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 25 of 1982 PDF, 1.1 MB	Listed as proposed in Appendix 3B; constituted by this notice published 2nd December 1982.
Gawuyei	Kenema	2,344.4	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Gboi Hills No. 1	Kenema	914.4	Constituted	Order No. 12 of 1922 PDF, 824 KB	Governor's Order gazetted 16th September 1922.
Gola East	Kenema	22,579.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 9 of 1926 PDF, 1.4 MB	Also contains the 1971 proposal for Gola East Extension No. 1.
Gola East Extension No. 1	Kenema	3,244.0	Proposed	Reserve file PDF, 1.4 MB	Cover and description of area are at the end of the Gola East document.
Gola West	Kenema	6,144.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 10 of 1926 PDF, 474 KB	Order text only; no cover or map.
Golama North	Kenema	3,329.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 17 of 1982 PDF, 1.3 MB	Listed as proposed in Appendix 3B; constituted by this notice published 14th October 1982.
Golama South	Kenema	894.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 39 of 1965 PDF, 145 KB	Cover only; the notice itself is missing.
Kambui Hills	Kenema	14,736.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 4 of 1920 PDF, 577 KB	Cover, map and description of area only.
Kambui Hills Extension No. 1	Kenema	1,572.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 32 of 1952 PDF, 154 KB	Description of area only; the order is in the Laago Extension document (same Public Notice).
Kambui Hills Extension No. 2	Kenema	1,382.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 139 of 1960 PDF, 1.0 MB
Kambui Hills Extension No. 3	Kenema	2,405.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 45 of 1964 PDF, 456 KB	Appendix 3A lists 45 of 1965; the description of area reads 45 of 1964. Cover, map and description only.
Kambui Hills Laago Extension	Kenema		Constituted	Public Notice No. 32 of 1952 PDF, 1.1 MB	Same Public Notice as Extension No. 1.
South Kambui Hills	Kenema	870.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 3 of 1932 PDF, 626 KB	Appendix 3A lists 33 of 1932; the notice reads No. 3 of 1932.
Batengama	Kono		Proposed	—	Listed on the previous website only. No documents scanned.
Dwen	Kono	2,217.6	Proposed	—	No documents scanned.
Gori Hills	Kono	8,396.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 6 of 1935 PDF, 589 KB
Korokongo	Kono	2,389.2	Proposed	Reserve file PDF, 125 KB	Cover only.
Mansayei	Kono	4,096.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 28 of 1982 PDF, 1.1 MB	Listed as proposed in Appendix 3B; constituted by this notice published 2nd December 1982.
Nimini Hills North	Kono	12,408.0	Constituted	Public Notice No. 27 of 1921 PDF, 984 KB
Nimini Hills North Extension No. 1	Kono	808.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 89 of 1964 PDF, 1.2 MB	Number from Appendix 3A (hand-corrected to 1964); the photographed order is dated 1964 but unnumbered.
Nimini Hills South	Kono	2,160.0	Constituted	Order No. 28 of 1921 PDF, 944 KB	Governor's Order gazetted 8th October 1921. Appendix 3A lists it under Kenema.
Sankan Biriwa	Kono	11,747.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 81 of 1947 PDF, 1.1 MB
Tama	Kono	16,896.0	Constituted	Order No. 22 of 1928 PDF, 865 KB
Woa	Kono	3,329.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 26 of 1982 PDF, 1011 KB	Listed as proposed in Appendix 3B; constituted by this notice published 2nd December 1982.
Western Area
Colony (Western Area)	Western Area	13,926.4	Constituted	Order No. 1 of 1916 PDF, 1.6 MB	Includes a typed transcription of the original demarcation text.
Fabina	Western Area	377.6	Constituted	Public Notice No. 74 of 1973 PDF, 1.1 MB
Freetown Water Works	Western Area	1,121.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 51 of 1955 PDF, 1.7 MB
John Obey	Western Area	204.8	Constituted	Public Notice No. 211 of 1947 PDF, 1.0 MB	Appendix 3A lists 11 of 1947; the notice reads No. 211 of 1947.
Kent Extension	Western Area	636.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 52 of 1945 PDF, 1.5 MB
Leicester Peak	Western Area	51.2	Constituted	Order No. 3 of 1922 PDF, 859 KB
Moku Hill and Extension	Western Area	144.8	Constituted	Order No. 3 of 1937; Public Notice No. 48 of 1948 PDF, 1.9 MB	Moku Hill (135.2 ha) and Moku Hill Extension (9.6 ha).
No. 2 River	Western Area	691.2	Constituted	Public Notice No. 150 of 1946 PDF, 899 KB	Appendix 3A lists 50 of 1946; the notice reads No. 150 of 1946.
Waterloo	Western Area	84.4	Constituted	Public Notice No. 95 of 1948 PDF, 1.1 MB

About these records

The documents are photographs of the Forestry Division's reserve files. Areas are taken from Appendix 3A and 3B. Where the number printed on a notice differs from the number given in Appendix 3A, the table shows the number printed on the notice and the difference is noted.

Reserves marked Proposed are under Forestry Division control but not yet constituted. Several reserves listed as proposed in Appendix 3B were constituted in 1982; they are shown as constituted with the 1982 Public Notice.