Vivienne von der Heyden

We see it happen so often. New residents arrive with a un-informed idea of what living in the Kogelberg Biosphere is all about. Houses pop up that make us groan in dismay at how inappropriate they are and how they have destroyed the fynbos. New owners face challenges...

This may sound like a daft question, but it is worth considering. Humankind is the only creature on earth that can and has destroyed swathes of nature and large-scale ecosystems. We may have been nature lovers in big cities within environments that were heavily...

In the last update, we gave you information on some of the potential changes at Stony Point. CapeNature is conducting a community engagement survey on the Stony Point Nature Reserve. They have asked the BBC to help distribute the link to the Betty's Bay community....

A curious visitor to Shelly Beach I dared myself to swim in the icy waters of Shelley Beach on Tuesday 24 March and was happily surprised to find a very small dried Shortspined porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus) which someone had obviously picked up and placed on a rock...

 “RUNNING FOR LEOPARDS”: Running 42km to raise R48 000 for CLT projects 1 October: 𝖠𝖯𝖯𝖱𝖤𝖢𝖨𝖠𝖳𝖨𝖮𝖭 𝖯𝖮𝖲𝖳 ~ A big shout-out today to everyone who supported our #RunningForLeopards campaign. Two of our Cape Leopard Trust team members were ready to take on the Sanlam Cape...

As we all probably know, alien plant invasions are a threat to the ecological integrity of the Kogelberg Biosphere’s unique vegetation. There are at least 50 species of alien plants that have become established in the natural vegetation within the Kogelberg Biosphere....