Die Oog Conservation Area
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Die Oog Conservation Area is a tiny nature reserve
within the city of Cape Town
, South Africa
.
It is located in the suburb of Bergvliet
in the southern portion of Cape Town
and includes a lake with an artificial island, a wetland
, a garden and a small area of indigenous and endangered Peninsula Granite Fynbos
. The recreational area has been planted with indigenous trees such as the unique and striking Silvertree
(Leucadendron argenteum
), and the wetland is one of the few remaining breeding grounds of the endangered Western Leopard Toad
.
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
within the city of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
It is located in the suburb of Bergvliet
Bergvliet
Bergvliet is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Bergvliet, which means " Mountain Streamlet " in Afrikaans, is bordered by Retreat, Meadowridge, Kreupelbosch, Tokai, and Heathfield....
in the southern portion of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and includes a lake with an artificial island, a wetland
Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland
Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland is a critically endangered vegetation type of the Western Cape, South Africa.-Environment:This type of riparian vegetation and its accompanying ecosystem is found in the Western Cape, South Africa, on freshwater floodplains, along the lower stretches of rivers and...
, a garden and a small area of indigenous and endangered Peninsula Granite Fynbos
Peninsula Granite Fynbos
Peninsula Granite Fynbos is an endangered Fynbos vegetation type which is endemic to the city of Cape Town and occurs nowhere else. It is a unique type of tall, dense and diverse scrubland, scattered with trees...
. The recreational area has been planted with indigenous trees such as the unique and striking Silvertree
Leucadendron argenteum
Leucadendron argenteum is an endangered species in the family Proteaceae, endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula, in and around the city of Cape Town.-Appearance:...
(Leucadendron argenteum
Leucadendron argenteum
Leucadendron argenteum is an endangered species in the family Proteaceae, endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula, in and around the city of Cape Town.-Appearance:...
), and the wetland is one of the few remaining breeding grounds of the endangered Western Leopard Toad
Western Leopard Toad
The Western Leopard Toad is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.The species is endemic to the areas of Cape Town and the eastern coastline of the South-western Cape, South Africa...
.
See also
- Biodiversity of Cape TownBiodiversity of Cape Town- Floristic region :The city of Cape Town lies within the Cape Floristic Kingdom . - Vegetation types :...
- List of nature reserves in Cape Town
- Western Leopard ToadWestern Leopard ToadThe Western Leopard Toad is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family.The species is endemic to the areas of Cape Town and the eastern coastline of the South-western Cape, South Africa...
- Peninsula Granite FynbosPeninsula Granite FynbosPeninsula Granite Fynbos is an endangered Fynbos vegetation type which is endemic to the city of Cape Town and occurs nowhere else. It is a unique type of tall, dense and diverse scrubland, scattered with trees...
- Cape Lowland Freshwater WetlandCape Lowland Freshwater WetlandCape Lowland Freshwater Wetland is a critically endangered vegetation type of the Western Cape, South Africa.-Environment:This type of riparian vegetation and its accompanying ecosystem is found in the Western Cape, South Africa, on freshwater floodplains, along the lower stretches of rivers and...