Cape Town nature reserves free to visit this weekend
This means that the City will once again allow free access to its nature reserves during the weekend.
The City Nature Challenge is an annual global event where members of the public are encouraged to capture photos of plants and animals found in nature reserves around their city and to then upload their observations on the iNaturalist app.
'This is the 10th anniversary of the City Nature Challenge, and the theme for 2025 is 'Bring the Globe Together for Biodiversity'. This challenge is about documenting the wildlife in our city. All that is required of residents when contributing an observation is to take a photo and upload it onto the iNaturalist app.' the City's Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews said.
Participants can download the free iNaturalist app from the Play Store (Android) or App Store (iPhone) and sign up via this link: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-city-of-cape-town.
The following Cape Town nature reserves will offer free entry from 25 to 28 April: Blaauwberg Nature Reserve
Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve
Botterblom Nature Reserve
Bracken Nature Reserve
Durbanville Nature Reserve
Edith Stephens Nature Reserve
False Bay Nature Reserve
Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
Helderberg Nature Reserve
Steenbras Nature Reserve
Table Bay Nature Reserve
Tygerberg Nature Reserve
Uitkamp Wetland Nature Reserve
Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve
Wolfgat Nature Reserve
Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve
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