Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve
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Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve, Free State
Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...

, 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...

 is an 18.000 Ha reserve situated to the south west of Harrismith
Harrismith
Harrismith, named after Sir Harry Smith, is a large town in the Free State province of South Africa, situated on the N3 highway approximately midway between Johannesburg, about 300 km north-east, and Durban. The town is at the junction with the N5 highway, which continues west towards the...

. The reserve is close to the Drakensberg Mountain nature reserve.. The reserve offers campsites and hiking trails and a large variety of fauna and flora.

Antelope

  • Oribi
    Oribi
    Oribi are graceful slender-legged, long-necked small antelope found in grassland almost throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:...

  • Mountain Reedbuck
    Mountain Reedbuck
    The Mountain Reedbuck is an antelope found in mountainous areas of much of Sub-Saharan Africa.The Mountain Reedbuck averages 75 cm at the shoulder, and weighs around 30 kg. It has a grey coat with a white underbelly and reddish-brown head and shoulders...

  • Grey Rhebuck

Birdlife

  • Bearded Vulture
  • Cape Vulture
    Cape Vulture
    The Cape Griffon or Cape Vulture , also known as Kolbe's Vulture, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is endemic to southern Africa, and is found mainly in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana and in some parts of northern Namibia...

  • Black Eagle
    Black Eagle
    The Black Eagle is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae, and is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus. They soar over forests in the hilly regions of tropical Asia and hunt mammals and birds, particularly at their nests...

  • Martial Eagle
    Martial Eagle
    The Martial Eagle , is a very large eagle found in open and semi-open habitats of sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Polemaetus.-Description:...

  • Secretary Bird
    Secretary Bird
    The Secretarybird or Secretary Bird is a large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Sahara...


Grasses and bushes

  • wild Myrtle
    Myrtle
    Myrtus is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern Europe and north Africa. The plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing to 5 m tall. The leaf is entire, 3–5 cm long, with a fragrant essential oil. The star-like flower has five...

  • Redwood
    Trichocladus
    Trichocladus is a genus of plant in family Hamamelidaceae.Species include:* Trichocladus crinitus, Pers.* Trichocladus dentatus, Hutch.* Trichocladus ellipticus, Eckl...

     Rooihout, do not confuse with the Redwood
    Redwood
    -Trees:Conifers* Family Cupressaceae *** Sequoia sempervirens - coast redwood**** Albino redwood*** Sequoiadendron giganteum - giant sequoia*** Metasequoia glyptostroboides - dawn redwood* Family Pinaceae...

     tree.
  • Ouhout
  • Bush Guarri
  • Highveld Protea
    Protea
    Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.-Etymology:...

  • Silver Sugarbush
    Protea
    Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes.-Etymology:...

  • Tree Fern

Further reading

PlantZAfrica.com The site for information about plants native to southern Africa and related topics.
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