• OUTING – Zandvlei Nature Reserve Leader: Graham Pringle.

    Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve cor Derwent Cresent and Coniston Avemue, Steenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Meet at 08h30. This reserve near Muizenberg is normally closed on weekends but we have arranged for the club to have access. It includes wetlands, a river system, and an estuary. Directions: From the Main Road in Retreat, turn into Military Road at the Lavender Hill sign and continue over the level crossing. At the first set of traffic lights turn right into Coniston Road. (If you are coming from Prince George Drive turn into Military Road, and then left into Coniston Road at the traffic lights.) Continue on Coniston Road for about 200 metres and then turn right onto … Continued

  • Zandvlei Hack.

    Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve cor Derwent Cresent and Coniston Avemue, Steenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    The Cape Bird Club members have been helping the City of Cape Town by clearing invasive alien vegetation since 1974, when Alan Morris started this activity formaly the Wildwood Bird Sanctuary, now the Zandvlei Nature Reserve. Come and help our core group, clear seedlings, saplings and cut down trees. You may learn some of the complexities about this managed natural environment too. Small school groups, students or individuals who need to do their social responsibility projects are welcome too. There is plenty of time to do some birding as well. See this link for more of what we do.

  • Zandvlei Hack.

    Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve cor Derwent Cresent and Coniston Avemue, Steenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    The Cape Bird Club members have been helping the City of Cape Town by clearing invasive alien vegetation since 1974, when Alan Morris started this activity formaly the Wildwood Bird Sanctuary, now the Zandvlei Nature Reserve. Come and help our core group, clear seedlings, saplings and cut down trees. You may learn some of the complexities about this managed natural environment too. Small school groups, students or individuals who need to do their social responsibility projects are welcome too. There is plenty of time to do some birding as well. See this link for more of what we do.

  • Zandvlei Hack.

    Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve cor Derwent Cresent and Coniston Avemue, Steenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    The Cape Bird Club members have been helping the City of Cape Town by clearing invasive alien vegetation since 1974, when Alan Morris started this activity formaly the Wildwood Bird Sanctuary, now the Zandvlei Nature Reserve. Come and help our core group, clear seedlings, saplings and cut down trees. You may learn some of the complexities about this managed natural environment too. Small school groups, students or individuals who need to do their social responsibility projects are welcome too. There is plenty of time to do some birding as well. See this link for more of what we do.

  • Zandvlei CWAC Count.

    Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve cor Derwent Cresent and Coniston Avemue, Steenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Meet at the Main Gate of the Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve before 08h00. All are welcome, experienced or not. If you are new to birding, I shall put you into a group which will help you learn quickly and easily. There is always something new to be seen or heard. We need people in canoes, walking and in cars, it is a large area to survey. For more information contact Gavin Lawson or on 021 705 5224. See the bird count data for Zandvlei.

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  • Zandvlei Hack.

    Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve cor Derwent Cresent and Coniston Avemue, Steenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    The Cape Bird Club members have been helping the City of Cape Town by clearing invasive alien vegetation since 1974, when Alan Morris started this activity formaly the Wildwood Bird Sanctuary, now the Zandvlei Nature Reserve. Come and help our core group, clear seedlings, saplings and cut down trees. You may learn some of the complexities about this managed natural environment too. Small school groups, students or individuals who need to do their social responsibility projects are welcome too. There is plenty of time to do some birding as well. See this link for more of what we do.