The City of Cape Town, South Africa has numerous nature reserves within the city limits.
City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town manages the following nature reserves in the Cape Town metropolitan area:[1]
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North region
South region
Central region
East region
- Wolfgat Nature Reserve – Coastal nature reserve in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa
- Macassar Dunes Conservation Area – Coastal nature reserve in Macassar, Cape Town, South Africa
- Helderberg Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Cape Town, South Africa
- Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site – Protected valley near the Helderberg Nature Reserve, in Somerset West,
- Lourens River Protected Natural Environment – Section of protected land along the Lourens River in the Helderberg region, South Africa.
- Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary – Reserve in Somerset West, South Africa
- Harmony Flats Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Cape Town, South Africa
- Kogelberg Nature Reserve – Protected area in the Western Cape province of South Africa
CapeNature
CapeNature, the Western Cape provincial conservation authority, manages Driftsands Nature Reserve 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]
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]
- Cape Flats Nature Reserve
See also
References
- ^ "Nature Reserves". www.capetown.gov.za. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "South African National Parks - SANParks - Official Website - Accommodation, Activities, Prices, Reservations". SANParks. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Koeberg Nature Reserve". Eskom. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "THE CAPE FLATS NATURE RESERVE". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
External links
- Media related to Nature reserves of Cape Town at Wikimedia Commons