Category: Steenbok Nature Reserve News

  • September rainfall charts

    Posted on by Di StrombergRainfall this month was 88 mm. This is very pleasing and in fact is the second highest month this year (the highest was in July). However it is not a patch on the rainfall in September last year, which was... Read more »

  • ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS – THE SOUTH AFRICAN FUR SEAL

    Posted on by Di StrombergPreviously known as the Cape Fur Seal, these creatures are now officially called South African Fur Seals. An early morning walk along the Tow Path can be very rewarding.  Not only are there many different species of birds to appreciate,... Read more »

  • Polygala virgata

    Posted on by Di StrombergFamily: Polygalaceae Common names: Purple Broom (Eng.); Persboom, Bloukappie (Afr.) A new evergreen shrub recently spotted in Steenbok.  If left untouched, it can grow to over 2m. The specimen in Steenbok is only about 70cm and can be seen alongside the... Read more »

  • Visiting butterflies in Steenbok

    Posted on by Di StrombergLook among the grasses in Steenbok Nature Reserve and you will find quite a few species of butterflies. The most noticeable at this time of the year is the Brown-veined White (Belenois aurota).  It is also called a Pioneer White or... Read more »

  • Plants to look out for in Spring

    Posted on by Di StrombergSteenbok Nature reserve is abundant with colorful flowers during the Spring months. Lobelia tomentosa This tufted shrublet branches from the base and has hairy stems.  The hard, hairy leaves are long and narrow, up to 5 mm in width.  They... Read more »

  • Clivia miniata var. citrina

    Posted on by Di Stromberg  Planted in April 2016 by Roger Voysey and Linsay Durham, these light yellow coloured Clivias are still a beautiful sight at the main entrance to Steenbok by the bird bath. This perennial, clump forming plant is very well know in its... Read more »

  • Rhynchosia caribaea

    Posted on by Di StrombergFamily: Fabaceae Common names: snoutbean (Eng.); rankboontjie (Afr.) The flowers are 9–20 mm long, yellow with purple or dark blue stripes, glabrous. The fruit a pod, 20–35 × 5–9 mm, falcate, not inflated, and covered in long, silky, golden, glandular hairs. The... Read more »

  • Spring clearing in Steenbok

    Posted on by Di StrombergIvy Garden Services clearing weeds, grass and alien invasive species growing among the indigenous plants along the path at the Harbor entrance of Steenbok Nature Reserve.   Examples of a few troublesome weeds that are not list on NEMBA legislation... Read more »

  • Steenbok pioneers

    Posted on by Di StrombergJoan Nichol who passed away in 2004 recognised the importance of preserving Steenbok Park as a special area and undertook dedicated service in researching and recording the legal alternatives for the establishment of the Park as an environmentally protected area.... Read more »