EXPERIENCE NATURE
22 000
ha of endangered fynbos
1100
indigenous fynbos species
106
bird species
98
mammals, reptiles & amphibian species
Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
The Fynbos Trail and conservation go hand in hand – and always have
The trail founders Sean and Michelle Privett are longstanding and active members of the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy. This conservancy is a collaborative conservation partnership between nearly 50 different private landowners who collectively own more than 22 000 hectares of endangered lowland fynbos and forest habitat. More than 1 100 indigenous plant species have been recorded in the conservancy, including seven that are new to science and many that are rare and threatened.
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Hikers on the Premium Trail also have the opportunitY
Support in other ways
• You enjoy a wine tasting at the magnificent Lomond Wine Estate – a dedicated conservation partner in the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy.
• You plant an indigenous tree as part of the Stinkhoutsbos Forest Restoration Project.
• You also visit the Grootbos Florilegium at the Hannarie Wenhold Botanical Art Gallery on the Grootbos Nature Reserve. This is the only botanical art gallery in the southern hemisphere and is dedicated to raising awareness and support for the conservation of the region’s plants and the animals that call this area home.
This natural landscape includes many threatened habitats, including rare forest patches, incredibly diverse mountain fynbos areas and endangered limestone and wetland vegetation.
The conservancy is also home to a wide variety of fauna including 106 bird species, 30 mammals, 46 reptiles, 22 amphibians and an incredible diversity of insects.
When you hike,
you help…
When you hike the trail, you not only traverse properties of a number of members of the conservancy.
You also get to see and experience this incredible natural world, while contributing directly towards the conservation and social development work of the partners within the conservancy.
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Some of the funds generated by the trail are re-invested by the conservancy into clearing alien vegetation, managing fire and documenting and monitoring flora and fauna in this incredible area. And many of the ingredients for the meals along the route are made with fresh organic food produced at the Growing the Future sustainable agriculture project on Grootbos Nature Reserve.
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