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Time Out
25-04-2025
- Time Out
Go wild for the City Nature Challenge
Grab your phone, lace up your walking shoes, and get ready to explore Cape Town's rich natural heritage: the City Nature Challenge 2025 kicks off today (Friday, April 25), and for one long weekend, entry to all 16 City-run nature reserves is completely free. That's a day out at Rondevlei, Helderberg, or Rietvlei for nothing! Mahala! Now in its 10th year, the global City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition among over 2000 cities worldwide, each vying to document as much local biodiversity as possible using the free iNaturalist app. The theme for the 2025 Challenge is 'Bring the Globe Together for Biodiversity' and invites everyone – from seasoned twitchers to first-time nature lovers – to snap, upload, and contribute to a global snapshot of urban wildlife. "This challenge is about documenting the wildlife in our city," said Alderman Eddie Andrews, Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment. "Capetonians are spoiled for choice with an array of nature reserves and conservation areas. Access to the City's nature reserves will be free from 25 April until 28 April 2025 for those taking part in the challenge." Getting involved is as easy as taking a photo of any wild plant or animal and uploading it to the iNaturalist app. You'll need a smartphone (or a camera connected to the internet), GPS switched on, and an eye for nature's finest. The iNaturalist app is available for download on Android or iOS, and updates will roll out leading up to the challenge weekend. Schools, universities, and social groups are also encouraged to use the event as an outdoor learning opportunity in nearby parks, backyards, or local green spaces. Last year, Cape Town recorded over 42,000 wildlife sightings as part of the global tally of 2.4 million across 690 cities in 51 countries.
The South African
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
Cape Town nature reserves free to visit this weekend
The City of Cape Town will once again host its City Nature Challenge this coming weekend from Friday, 25 April to Monday, 28 April, 2025. 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: 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 Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
