Helderberg Nature Reserve 5.12

4.7 star(s) from 106 votes
Helderberg
Somerset West, 7130
South Africa

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Helderberg Nature Reserve Helderberg Nature Reserve is a well known place listed as Landmark in Somerset West ,

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Helderberg Nature Reserve is a 398ha nature reserve in Cape Town, South Africa.This nature reserve is located on the southern slopes of the Helderberg mountains. Its 398 ha consist mostly of “Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos” (an incredibly species-rich vegetation type) with smaller patches of “Boland Granite Fynbos” and “Southern Afrotemperate Forest”. Altogether about 600 species of plant have been recorded here, including a wide range of proteas. Particularly prominent plants include the pincushion proteas.Animals that can be found here include a group of tame leopard, caracal, grey duiker, Cape grysbok, steenbok, mongoose, angulate and padloper tortoises and over 170 species of bird.