helderberg, nature, reserve, hectare, acre, nature, reserve, somerset, west, south, africa, helderberg, mountainsidemap, cape, town, metropolitan, arealocationsomerset, west, south, africacoordinates34, 03306, 87444, 03306, 87444, coordinates, 03306, 87444, 03. Helderberg Nature Reserve is a 398 hectare 980 acre nature reserve in Somerset West South Africa 1 Helderberg Nature ReserveHelderberg mountainsideMap of Cape Town Metropolitan areaLocationSomerset West South AfricaCoordinates34 01 59 S 18 52 28 E 34 03306 S 18 87444 E 34 03306 18 87444 Coordinates 34 01 59 S 18 52 28 E 34 03306 S 18 87444 E 34 03306 18 87444Area398 ha 980 acres Established1960This nature reserve is located on the southern slopes of the Helderberg mountains Its 398 ha consist mostly of Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos a highly 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 Leucospermum sp cone bushes Leucadendron sp sugar bushes Protea sp heaths Erica sp and the waboom tree Protea nitida 2 Animals that can be found here include the Cape leopard caracal grey duiker Cape grysbok steenbok mongoose angulate and padloper tortoises and over 170 species of bird The reserve has a picnic area gift shop Environmental Education Centre and museum displays 3 King protea in Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos Indigenous Southern Afrotemperate Forest Flowering Watsonia geophyte Phylica pubescens Leucospermum cordifolium Angulate tortoiseSee also EditBiodiversity of Cape Town List of nature reserves in Cape Town Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Index Fynbos habitats and species Southern Afrotemperate ForestExternal links EditThe Helderberg Nature Reserve Helderberg Nature ReserveReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helderberg Nature Reserve City of Cape Town Nature Reserves Free Booklet PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2010 11 22 Flora of the Western Cape Environmental resources and downloads City of Cape Town Environmental Resource Management Dept Archived from the original on 2012 12 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helderberg Nature Reserve amp oldid 1087414289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
