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Fauna & Flora
The Water Rose, But We Rose Higher: A Reflection on the May 2026 Storms
A few days ago, the sky over the Overstrand turned a shade of grey we won’t soon forget. The Cut-off Low of May 2026 brought a relentless force that tested the very foundations of our region.
City Nature Challenge returns: Overstrand, Overberg and Cape Town join global call to document urban wildlife
The City Nature Challenge invites residents from Gansbaai to Cape Town to document local biodiversity from April 24 to 27, 2026. Participants can use the iNaturalist app to record diverse species, contributing to global databases that aid conservation efforts. This initiative encourages exploration and appreciation of nature during the Freedom Day weekend.
Fire, Seed, and Season at Fernkloof: Smoking Proteas
Fernkloof Nature Reserve sits above Hermanus like an archive—layered, precise, and quietly alive with process. As part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the smallest yet most diverse of the world’s six floral kingdoms, nothing here feels hurried. The work unfolds in its own time, shaped by the long memory of fynbos, a system containing over 9,000 species, nearly 70% of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
Climbing Franskraalberg: A Short Hike Above Groeneweide Farm
There’s a mountain that rises steeply behind Groeneweide Farm near Franskraal, just outside Gansbaai. Most people know the farm for its weekly Parkrun – runners and walkers gathering early on Saturday mornings among the fields and coastal fynbos.
Overberg Agriculture: South Africa’s Grain Heartland
The Overberg region of the Western Cape is one of South Africa’s most important agricultural landscapes — a mosaic of rolling hills, fertile plains, and expansive grain fields that supply a significant portion of the country’s wheat and other cereals.
The Overberg Holds the Line
After days of sustained firefighting across the Overberg, the fires that threatened towns, farms and coastline are beginning to recede. This is not an ending, and not quite relief—more a hard-won pause. There is still no rain in sight.