Buffels Bay circular walk
The hike from Buffels Bay in Cape Point Nature Reserve that takes us up onto the plateau and then almost
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Silvermine River trail on a sunny day
Today dawned a typical spring day – fresh southeaster, clouds racing along the mountain tops over Silvermine Nature Reserve and
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Protected: For every thing, there is a season
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A walk in the sunshine
What a joy to wake up to a cloudless sky after what seems like eternal winter in Cape Town! As
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Benefits of birding
The side-effects of pursuing the hobby of birdwatching are many and varied – observation skills are honed as you gaze
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Protected: Perpetuity
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A little muddy in places
When I first started hiking 4 years ago, Cape Town was in the grip of a disastrous drought and the
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A break in the clouds
Our hiking group takes to the trail on a Tuesday and a Friday, and nobody watches the weather more closely
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Winter walks
June can be the most special time here in Cape Town. Sunshiny days, with just a puff or two of
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And the twitches continue!
It seems that Covid and lockdown have encouraged birds to wander far from their usual habitats and they are popping
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