Gosho Park

Gosho Park
Gosho Park in Zimbabwe
LocationMashonaland East, Zimbabwe
Nearest cityMarondera
Coordinates18°11′11.58″S 31°38′0.0954″E / 18.1865500°S 31.633359833°E / -18.1865500; 31.633359833
Area340 hectares (840 acres; 3.4 km2)
Established1984
OwnerPeterhouse Group of Schools
Websitewww.phg.co.zw/environmental-parks.html

Gosho Park is a conservation area of approximately 340 hectares (840 acres; 3.4 km2) of land on the Springvale Estate (it is adjacent to Peterhouse Girls' School and Springvale House), situated in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. The park, named after Patrick Gosho and owned by the Peterhouse Group of Schools, is enclosed by a 2.3 metres (7.5 ft) game fence. The park is an area of Brachystegia woodland with two streams, their associated grasslands and rocky outcrops (some with Bushmen paintings). 237 species of birds have been recorded by the Mashonaland East Birding Group with a variety of Brachystegia species such as the spotted creeper, miombo and rufous-bellied tits. There are 72 species of trees in the area as recorded by the Tree Society.