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More than half of the Cape’s Strandveld has been lost to urbanisation and the building of beach resorts, and only 14 percent of this unique vegetation type is actually conserved. Habitat preserves. Nature preserves with Cape Flats Dune Strandveld habitat include: Blaauwberg Conservation Area; Edith Stephens Wetland Park; Rondevlei Nature Reserve
This conservation area conserves the unique local “Cape Flats Dune Strandveld” vegetation with its dense evergreen thickets, flowers, shrubs and trees. The last remaining forest of the endangered White Milkwood tree (Sideroxylon inerme) on the Cape Flats is found on this reserve, and it is also home to the largest and highest dune system on the Cape Peninsula.
The Cape Flats (Afrikaans: ... Cape Flats Dune Strandveld – Endangered vegetation type endemic to the ... Grassy Park – Known for its wetlands and proximity to ...
This conservation area consists of 248 ha (610 acres) of endangered dune vegetation and limestone cliffs, extending along a portion of the False Bay coastline. The Cape Flats Dune Strandveld vegetation in this reserve contains over 150 plant species. These include evergreen shrubs, flowering succulents, arum lilies and a variety of daisy species.
Edith Stephens Wetland Park is a nature reserve for wetlands and fynbos, located in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The park consists of a large seasonal wetland , with surrounding stretches of Cape Flats Sand Fynbos and Cape Flats Dune Strandveld vegetation. [ 1 ]
Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve is a 3,000-hectare (7,400-acre) protected natural area in Cape Town, South Africa, located on the city's northern outskirts. This reserve protects an important part of Cape Town's natural and cultural heritage, including the Atlantis Aquifer. It is adjacent to the Koeberg Nature Reserve.
The reserve is one of the few City of Cape Town nature reserves where it is possible to find white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus) and aardvark (Orycteropus afer). The holotype of Blaauwberg dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes montispectus) was collected within Blaauwberg Nature Reserve. Besides the population of white-tailed rat, which is ...
The endangered Grey snakestem pincushion.. The reserve is home to a variety of biomes including the endangered Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Atlantis Sand Fynbos biomes. . Different habitat types inside the reserve include wetlands, and two aquifers; the Primary Sandveld Aquifer and the Malmesbury