Join the Overberg Renosterveld Trust this Take a Hike Day – to get to know some of the special quartz patches on the Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve.

A team of just six people managed to log an incredible 922 renosterveld species sightings over the course of four days in September. This is once again testament to the vast diversity of species, from animals to plants, you’ll find in renosterveld.

How frequently should renosterveld in the Overberg burn? A decade-long study has sought to answer this question.

Renosterveld doesn’t follow a calendar. This year our renosterveld landscapes in the Overberg seemed convinced that spring had already arrived early in August.

When the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust signs an easement with landowners in the Overberg, it’s only the start of the journey – and the work.

Our Veld School is a project close to our hearts. Launched back in 2022 with support from the National Lotteries Commission and ENGIE (formerly known as BTE Renewables), the programme invites tomorrow’s botanists, scientists and conservationists into the field to teach them about our natural environment.

An ecological burn on a farm near Napier has led to the appearance of a most unusual Oxalis species. It’s a find that has created a stir of excitement amongst the experts.