We are very excited to partner with the community of Heidelberg as they create some amazing new bird routes in our local town. With support from the Explorers Garden Route, seven bird routes are planned that will create awareness about the amazing diversity of birdlife around town. The first route, known as the Nature Garden Route will soon be made available to the public to visit. The birding and walking routes will be linked with the 10km Conservancy cross country Heidelberg Route which was funded with support from Pedal Power, and Hessequa Municipality. There is also a historical walking tour through town which showcases the rich historical heritage of the town. Permits for all the routes are available at Heidelberg Spar. 

We also got involved in a river and road verge litter clean up campaign in Suurbraak and Heidelberg.

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After a year of planning and meetings, we have started building our first trail loop in the network. Unfortunately, after 16 months of discussions we were not able to get a signed MOU from Cape Nature to link our network with the existing trails in Cape Nature. The LBI trails will therefore have to bypass Cape Nature.  We have presented the trail loops to Swellendam Municipality and we are engaging with Suurbraak community to get approval for the route across the communal land. In the mean time, MOUs have been signed with the private landowners and the first loop will take riders across private farms and showcase lowland fynbos, pastures littered with lovely cow tracks and into the magnificent Langeberg mountains. All our trails focus on linking existing trails, gravel tracks and cow paths. The building is creating employment for local community members and will support many more as we bring sustainable eco-tourism to the region.

Our launch date is early next year and we have lots of building ahead. Thank you Table Mountain Fund for your support