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Archive for December 2010

• Latest News

  • Interpretative Walks and Hikes at the Helderberg Nature Reserve
  • WESSA Talks for 2016
  • Julie Nuusblad 2016 (Afrikaans)
  • July Newsletter 2016 (English)
  • The Aliens in Retreat: ‘The sunny chill of winter’
  • The Aliens in Retreat!
  • Thank you!

• The Reserve

  The Helderberg Nature Reserve is located in Somerset West. It is owned and managed by the City of Cape Town with the support of the Friends of the Helderberg Nature Reserve. The Reserve reaches up as far as the cliff faces and the peaks above the Reserve are managed by Cape Nature.

• Contact Information

  • Visitor Centre: 021 851 4060 or 071 359 4139
    (open daily from 10:00-16:00)
  • Environmental Education Centre: 021 444 9749
  • Eco-Schools: 021 852 8831
  • General Enquiries: 021 444 9744
  • Oak Café: 021 851 4543
  • Facebook page: helderbergnaturereserve

  In case of emergency:

  • City of Cape Town (ALL HOURS): 107 from a landline or 021 480 7700 from a cell phone

  Reserve Management:

  • Site: 072 538 9762 or 021 444 9747
  • Area: 084 528 0401 or 021 444 9743

  Other Numbers:

  • Ambulance Services: 10177
  • Wilderness Rescue: 021 937 0300
  • Police: (Somerset West) 021 850 1300
  • Neighbourhood Watch: 021 840 0009
  • Vergelegen Medi Clinic: 021 850 9000
  • Hottentots Holland Hospital: 021 850 4700
  • SPCA Wild Life Unit: 083 326 1604
  • CoCT Fire Control: 021 590 1900

  Email

  • Reserve Manager:
    
  • Friends of The Helderberg Nature Reserve:
  • Mike Woods Environmental Education Centre:
  • ECO-Rangers:
    

• Entrance & Fees:

  Opening hours

  1 December	–	28 February	: 07:30 – 20:00
  March	&	November	: 07:30 – 19:00
  1 April	–	31 October	: 07:30 – 17:30

  Entrance fees

  Vehicle	: R10.00
  Bus	: R300.00 (prior arrangement only)
  Adult	: R20.00
  Child	: R10.00 (3 years to 18 years)
  Toddler	: Free (child under 3 years old)
  Student	: R10.00 (valid student card required)
  Senior citizen / Pensioner	: R10.00 (60 years and older: proof of identification required)

  You can purchase an annual membership by joining the Friends of the Helderberg Nature Reserve. Friends enter for free with proof of a valid membership card. You can become a member of the Friends at the Visitor Centre.

  Early Riser key
  To walk in the Reserve from 0500 in the morning before the gate is opened, become a Friend and buy an Early Riser Key at the Visitor Centre. There are strict conditions associated with this privilege.

• Links

  • City of Cape Town City of Cape Town official website – Environmental Resource Management
  • Eco-Schools Eco-Schools programme
  • facebook Friends of Helderberg Nature Reserve facebook page
  • Satellite view of the Reserve Locate the Helderberg Nature Reserve on Google Maps
  • WESSA The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa

• The week ahead

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