List of nature reserves in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa has numerous nature reserves in its vicinity.
City of Cape Town[]
The City of Cape Town manages the following nature reserves in the Cape Town metropolitan area:[1]
North region
- Mamre Nature Garden
- Witzands Aquifer Conservation Area
- Blaauwberg Conservation Area
- Diep River and Fynbos Corridor
- Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve
- Rietvlei Wetland Reserve
- Zoarvlei Wetlands
South region
- Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary
- Rondebosch Common
- Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area
- Rondevlei Nature Reserve
- Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve
- Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve
- De Hel Nature Area
- Meadowridge Common
- Die Oog Conservation Area
- Lower Silvermine River Wetlands
- Glencairn Wetland
- Edith Stephens Wetland Park
Central region
- Durbanville Nature Reserve
- Tygerberg Nature Reserve
- Bracken Nature Reserve
- Uitkamp Wetlands
East region
- Wolfgat Nature Reserve
- Macassar Dunes Conservation Area
- Helderberg Nature Reserve
- Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site
- Lourens River Protected Natural Environment
- Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary
- Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
- Kogelberg Nature Reserve
CapeNature[]
CapeNature, the Western Cape provincial conservation authority, manages on the Cape Flats, and the eastern part of the Kogelberg Nature Reserve. A small area of the Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve also falls within the city limits of Cape Town.[2]
South African National Parks (SANParks)[]
South African National Parks (SANParks) manages the following nature reserve in Cape Town:[3]
- Table Mountain National Park
Eskom[]
Eskom manages the following nature reserve in Cape Town:[4]
University of the Western Cape (UWC)[]
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) manages the following nature reserve in Cape Town:[5]
See also[]
- Biodiversity of Cape Town
References[]
- ^ http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/EnvironmentalResourceManagement/Pages/NatureReserve.aspx
- ^ "City of Cape Town Nature Reserves" (PDF). City of Cape Town. February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.sanparks.org/
- ^ "Koeberg Nature Reserve". Eskom. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Media related to Nature reserves of Cape Town at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Nature reserves in Cape Town
- Cape Town-related lists
- Natural history of Cape Town
- Protected areas of the Western Cape
- South Africa geography-related lists
- Tourist attractions in Cape Town