Category: Steenbok Nature Reserve News

  • BIGGER, WIDER, SAFER….

    Posted on by Di StrombergThank you  Ivy Garden Services for your awesome work today in Roger’s Way. Walkers and cyclists can now enjoy a much wider and safer walkway. Thank you also to Knysna Municipality for the removal of all the branches, quick and... Read more »

  • The African Spoonbill

    Posted on by Di StrombergThe African Spoonbill is related to the ibis.  They belong to the Threskiornithidae family.  Their Latin name is Platalea alba which, literally translated, means pearl waterbird.  At birth, the African Spoonbill’s bill does not resemble a spoon.  It is born... Read more »

  • Environmental Responsibility

    Posted on by Di StrombergOne morning of irresponsible bait collecting along the edge of the Tow Path can destroy the estuarine mud bank.  This is not a pretty sight, and it destroys the whole habitat in which bloodworm, pencil bait, prawns and a myriad... Read more »

  • Wednesday’s volunteers’ fight….

    Posted on by Di StrombergThank you to our small group of volunteers that gathered along the towpath this past Wednesday. These mighty, masked and gloved warriors with ages ranging from 10 to…. much older donated a couple of hours of their time to combat... Read more »

  • RAINFALL JUNE 2020

    Posted on by Di StrombergThe monthly rainfall for June was 26 mm. This is substantially below last year’s figure and less than half of the ten year average of 70 mm. A disappointing month. Despite this, the spectacularly high January rainfall has resulted in... Read more »

  • ROUTINE MAINTENANCE!!

    Posted on by Di StrombergWednesday 1st July Please stay clear of the Tow Path.  Our volunteers will be clearing alien invasive plants between 10.30 and 11.30. Report back Wednesday 24 June A huge thanks to the public for being considerate and for keeping clear of... Read more »

  • Asparagus aethiopicus’ great escape…..

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis plant isn’t commonly known as the Wild asparagus in English for no reason!!!! Currently busy trying to get out of Steenbok by climbing over the wooden fence along Links Drive, this spiny perennial climber with sprawling stems, fibrous and tuberous... Read more »

  • Winter Daisy – Osteospermum moniliferum

    Posted on by Di StrombergOsteospermum moniliferum – Previously known as Chrysanthemoides monilifera Common Name: Tick berry, brother berry, bush-tick berry (Eng.); Bietou (Afr.) Tree Number: 736.1 The bright flowers are typical daisy-like and is made up of many individual densely arranged tubular male and... Read more »

  • Tree of the Month

    Posted on by Di StrombergRhoicissus digitata – SA Tree number: 456.2 Common Names:  baboon grape (Eng.) Bobbejaandruif (Afr.) isaQoni esincini (X.) This hardy, evergreen creeper is often the pioneer species on coastal dunes in the Western Cape.  It can also be used as a shade screen or decoratively... Read more »

  • The truth about the birds and the bees

    Posted on by Di StrombergFriends of Steenbok Nature Reserve ‘Living on the edge’ …during Lockdown, one can still see and learn about the birds and the bees Featured here are a couple Streaky-headed Seedeater or streaky-headed Canary (Crithangra gularis) spotted enjoying a delicious meal of aloe... Read more »