kohimarama has several nature reserves: madills farm recreation reserve, mary atkin reserve, kohimarama beach reserve, sage road reserve and speight road reserve. madills farm recreation reserve used to be part of w.h. madill's dairy farm in 1919. there are four playing fields on the northern half of the reserve. mary atkin reserve, named after an early missionary daughter, is a green open space where people can walk dogs. kohimarama beach reserve is mainly used for swimming. it is located east of the kohimarama yacht club and many boat races are held there. it has boat ramps, bicycle stands and toilets. sage road reserve and speight road reserve each function as an access way to madills farm recreation reserve.