Seeing these elusive creatures: Small mammal trapping in Renosterveld
There are some creatures in Renosterveld that are barely ever seen with the naked eye, and if they are, they are a mere blur as they rush past you while you walk through the veld.
Zoom into Renosterveld’s tiny lifeforms
To truly experience Renosterveld, you need to get down to your hands and knees and immerse yourself in the shrubland.
“My nerves were frayed”: Would Renosterveld deliver on spider diversity?
In April 2022, the Spider Club held a ‘spider walk’ at our Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve, situated between Bredasdorp and Swellendam, just north of the De Hoop Nature Reserve.
Herbarium | Solving the mysteries of Renosterveld – it all starts here
Under the keen eye of curator, Petra Broddle, the world’s only Renosterveld herbarium is fast becoming a crucial conservation resource.
Latest Renosterveld News
This is a special newsletter. Because this year (16 April to be precise), we
celebrate 10 years as the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust. I have to pinch myself to remind myself that this is actually real – that a dream which seemed like an impossible feat 10 years ago actually manifested!
Renosterveld conservation in the Overberg turns 10 years old
In 2012, the Renosterveld of the Overberg had a helping hand for the first time, when a small Trust with big dreams launched. Now the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust turns 10 years old.