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The Masbiekers Valley MVP is the start of an indigenous green belt in the heart of Swellendam, a place of beauty for everyone!

The Valley at the back of the old VF park was overgrown and neglected, thick with invasive bluegums and black wattles. Clearing paths and planting trees we're trying to regenerate not just the woods but the community too. MVP is a community project that aims o bring together residents, schools and visitors to our beautiful town. Creating an environmental sculpture park a space for art that uses only what found to return to the earth. The first 'artwork' is the 2km path that winds through the valley allowing exploration and immersion. The Masbieker's Valley Project is the start of an indigenous green belt in the heart of Swellendam, a place of beauty for everyone!

Pollinators?!!!
10/08/2026

Pollinators?!!!

When you think of a pollinator, you most likely think of a bird or a honey bee, but this Protea subulifolia is one of the few rodent pollinated protea species. Unlike most Proteas, its flowers grow close to the ground making it convenient for mice and rats to access the nectar. Many rodent pollinated plants flower in winter when other food is scarce.

Grootbos Foundation Conservation Team set up camera traps to gather more information on the species and its pollinators. Over just two days, the camera trap photographed a vlei rat, striped grass mouse, and Brant's climbing mouse visiting the Protea subulifolia.

A female Malachite sunbird and a Cisticola were also photographed in action but are suspected to be non-pollinating visitors

Let’s all join the “Society of Romantics and Idiots”!
12/07/2026

Let’s all join the “Society of Romantics and Idiots”!

Nel cuore delle foreste svedesi incontriamo Maria. Inizia a parlar...

26/06/2026

"Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time." - Katrina Mayer

Seeds of white pear, Apodytes dimidiata. Any tips on getting them to germinate? I followed the guideline on the SANBI we...
13/04/2026

Seeds of white pear, Apodytes dimidiata. Any tips on getting them to germinate? I followed the guideline on the SANBI website last year and had 100% failure rate... Or - let's be hopeful - maybe they're even slower than suggested 🤔

29/03/2026

HEIDELBERG GIANT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL - Congratulations to Piet Lotz for breaking the South African and Southern Hemisphere record with a giant pumpkin of 1221 kg.

This new record was achieved today at the The Giant Pumpkin Festival, Heidelberg, WC

Photo Credit: The Giant Pumpkin Festival

Garden Route & Klein Karoo Tourism l Ivan Meyer l Suid-Kaap FORUM l We Are South Africans l Eden FM l Hessequa Municipality l

Place signs going up...
28/03/2026

Place signs going up...

The dam was in a different mood this evening, as thunder grumbled gently in the mountains.
17/03/2026

The dam was in a different mood this evening, as thunder grumbled gently in the mountains.

Evidence of a visitor in the valley, quite low down between the houses. The drought and current heatwave make life quite...
13/03/2026

Evidence of a visitor in the valley, quite low down between the houses. The drought and current heatwave make life quite difficult for wildlife.

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