- Source: Helderberg Nature Reserve
Helderberg Nature Reserve is a 398-hectare (980-acre) nature reserve in Somerset West, South Africa.
This nature reserve is located on the southern slopes of the Helderberg mountains. Its 398 ha consist mostly of “Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos” (a highly species-rich vegetation type) with smaller patches of “Boland Granite Fynbos” and “Southern Afrotemperate Forest”. Altogether about 600 species of plant have been recorded here, including a wide range of proteas. Particularly prominent plants include the pincushion proteas (Leucospermum sp.), cone bushes (Leucadendron sp.), sugar bushes (Protea sp.), heaths (Erica sp.) and the waboom tree (Protea nitida).
Animals that can be found here include the Cape leopard, caracal, grey duiker, Cape grysbok, steenbok, mongoose, angulate and padloper tortoises and over 170 species of bird.
The reserve has a picnic area, gift shop, Environmental Education Centre and museum displays.
See also
Biodiversity of Cape Town
List of nature reserves in Cape Town
Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos
Boland Granite Fynbos
Index: Fynbos - habitats and species.
Southern Afrotemperate Forest
External links
The Helderberg Nature Reserve
Helderberg Nature Reserve
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Helderberg Nature Reserve
- Helderberg
- The Last House on the Left (2009 film)
- List of nature reserves in Cape Town
- Helderberg Mountain
- Stellenbosch
- Somerset West
- Lourens River Protected Natural Environment
- The Dooleys
- Cape rain frog
