Mr Anton
Bredell, Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and
Development Planning in the Western Cape, under section 23(1)(a)(i) of the
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, (Act 57 of 2003),
declared Blaauwberg Nature Reserve in the Provincial Gazette 7837 on Friday,
20 October 2017. Mr Bredell assigned the name ‘‘Blaauwberg Nature
Reserve’’ to the reserve, of which the boundaries are reflected on the map as
set out in the Schedule.
On 24 August 2021, Heritage Western
Cape (HWC), unveiled the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve as a provincial heritage
site.
The Reserve contains approximately 1
445 hectares of rich biodiversity, and protects four threatened vegetation
types – a unique feature not found in many Reserves.
Blaauwberg Hill, which forms part of
the nature reserve, offers one of the few viewpoints in the world from which
two World Heritage Sites - Table Mountain and Robben Island – can be seen.
The Reserve offers
picnic facilities for the public at its Eerste Steen Reserve offices. See Tariffs for entrance tariffs.
To read more about the City
of Cape Town’s Blaauwberg Nature Reserve, click
here
.
