GROOTVADERSBOSCH CONSERVANCY
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- IN A NUTSHELL  -

WE PROMOTE CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LAND

in the Grootvadersbosch valley in the Western Cape of South Africa. 

THE CONSERVANCY IS MADE UP
OF 19 MEMBERS 

– landowners who run their own agricultural and tourism businesses between
​Swellendam and Heidelberg. 

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TOGETHER WE STRATEGICALLY
PROTECT THE
NATURAL RESOURCES That sustain our livelihoods. 
 

we work closely with our members, project participants and the broader community, to care for our natural landscapes on which we depend. 

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OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO

1. Conserve natural resources on private and state land.
2. Provide protection for farm game and other natural resources from poaching.
3. Provide a more extended conservation management and thus create a wider diversity of natural habitats.
4. Promote eco-tourism.
5. Promote conservation action by convincing leaders and the public of the importance of natural areas to generate income from tourism.
6. Stimulate investments in effective management of natural areas and cultural heritage sites.
7. Create an awareness of and interest in nature and nature conservation. 

WE IMPLEMENT A NUMBER OF
PROGRAMMES TO ACHIEVE THIS

Strawberry Hill Farm

INVASIVE ALIEN CLEARING 

Strawberry Hill Farm

protecting our riverS & species

Fleckvieh

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION  

Strawberry Hill Farm

rehabilitating our ECOSYSTEMS

Skeiding

MONITORING PLANTS & ANIMALS

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FIRE MANAGEMENT

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH PARTNERS
​IN THE LANDSCAPE.
TOPPING THAT LIST ARE: 

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CONSERVATION AT WORK
The representative body for conservancies in the Western Cape
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CAPENATURE
The conservation authority for the Western Cape. Our partners with fish monitoring.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Key support in our invasive alien clearing programme;
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LANDCARE
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(Department of Agriculture, Western Cape): Our partners in environmental education and alien clearing. 

ALL OF THIS ULTIMATELY AIMS TO CONSERVE OUR UNIQUE LANDSCAPE
​– FROM THE FYNBOS, TO THE FORESTS, THE RIVERS TO THE WETLANDS. 

CONTACT THE
​GROOTVADERSBOSCH CONSERVANCY

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OFFICE HOURS: Mon to Thu: 7:30am to 5pm. Friday: 730 to 4pm. We are closed every second Friday.
MTB PERMITS: Available all hours at the Office (Cash in honesty box or Snapscan)

email

[email protected]
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phone

066 587 3553  (whatsapp)

address

Map & Directions here

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS

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  • Home
  • About
  • News
  • What we do
    • Alien Clearing
    • Protecting Rivers >
      • IUCN Tradouw Redfin Project
    • Monitoring Wildlife
    • Environmental Education
    • Forest Restoration
    • Fire
    • Resources
    • Services
  • Visit
    • Ride >
      • Red Route-Open
      • Blue Route-open
      • Black Route-open
      • Green Route-open
    • Birding
    • Stay
  • Contact
  • Donate