Table Bay Nature Reserve Explained
| Table Bay Nature Reserve |
| Map: | Cape Town#South Africa Western Cape |
| Location: | Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Coords: | -33.8458°N 18.5004°W |
| Area: | 880ha |
| Governing Body: | City of Cape Town |
| Url: | http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/environmentalresourcemanagement/Pages/default.aspx |
The Table Bay Nature Reserve is an 880ha nature reserve in Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa. It consists of several smaller constituent reserves including Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, Diep River Fynbos Corridor, Zoarvlei Wetlands, Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve, and Milnerton Lagoon, as well as surrounding protected areas. These adjacent reserves were amalgamated on 27 June 2012, in order to improve the biodiversity management in the built-up area. It is managed by the City of Cape Town's Environmental Resource Management Department, with offices at Rietvlei.[1]
The Table Bay Nature Reserve forms the southernmost buffer area of the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve, and links it to the edge of Cape Town's city centre. It also contains a large portion of the critically endangered lowland habitats remaining in Cape Town.
The central feature in the Table Bay Nature Reserve is the Rietvlei wetland system. The Rietvlei Wetlands and Milnerton Lagoon were proclaimed as a Nature Area on 3 August 1984, in proclamation number 1632 of Provincial Gazette No. 9345. The Nature Reserve is partly owned by the City of Cape Town and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature – South Africa, who own two of the Erven. The City of Cape Town manages these two Erven on a 99-year lease for the purposes of nature conservation.
Biodiversity
Fauna and flora in the reserve include the following:[2]
Mammals
Indigenous
- Bathyergidae
- Bovidae
- Canidae
- Chrysochloridae
- Felidae
- Herpestidae
- Hystricidae
- Leporidae
- Muridae
- Mustelidae
- Soricidae
- Vespertilionidae
- Viverridae
Introduced
- Canidae
- Canis lupus familiaris a.k.a. Canis familiaris (domestic dog)
- Felidae
Reptiles
- Chamaeleonidae
- Colubridae
- Elapidae
- Homoroselaps lacteus (spotted harlequin snake)
- Naja nivea (Cape cobra)
- Gekkonidae
- Gerrhosauridae
- Lacertidae
- Leptotyphlopidae
- Pelomedusidae
- Scincidae
- Testudinidae
- Typhlopidae
- Viperidae
Amphibians
- Brevicipitidae
- Bufonidae
- Pipidae
- Xenopus laevis (common platanna)
- Pyxicephalidae bonaparte
Fish
Indigenous
- Anabantidae
- Anguillidae
- Clupeidae
- Galaxiidae
- Gobiidae
- Mugilidae
- Sparidae
Introduced
- Cichlidae
- Clariidae
- Cyprinidae
- Poeciliidae
- Gambusia affinis (mosquitofish)
Birds
- Accipitridae
- Acrocephalidae
- Alaudidae
- Alcedinidae
- Anatidae
- Anhingidae
- Apodidae
- Ardeidae
- Caprimulgidae
- Centropodidae
- Cerylidae
- Charadriidae
- Chionidae
- Ciconiidae
- Cisticolidae
- Coliidae
- Columbidae
- Corvidae
- Cuculidae
- Dendrocygnidae
- Estrildidae
- Falconidae
- Falco biarmicus (Lanner falcon) near threatened (NT)
- Falco rupicolus (rock kestrel)
- Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon) near threatened (NT)
- Fringillidae
- Gruidae
- Anthropoides paradiseus (blue crane) vulnerable (VU)
- Haematopodidae
- Heliornithidae
- Hirundinidae
- Indicatoridae
- Laniidae
- Laridae
- Locustellidae
- Lybiidae
- Macrosphenidae
- Meropidae
- Monarchidae
- Motacillidae
- Muscicapidae
- Nectariniidae
- Passeridae
- Pelecanidae
- Pelecanus onocrotalus (great white pelican), (Wit pelikan) near threatened (NT)
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Phasianidae
- Phoenicopteridae
- Phylloscopidae
- Ploceidae
- Podicipedidae
- Pycnonotidae
- Rallidae
- Recurvirostridae
- Rostratulidae
- Scolopacidae
- Scopidae
- Strigidae
- Sturnidae
- Sylviidae
- Threskiornithidae
- Tytonidae
- Upupidae
- Viduidae
- Zosteropidae
Plants
Indigenous
- Aizoaceae
- Amaranthaceae
- Amaryllidaceae
- Anacardiaceae
- Apiaceae
- Apocynaceae
- Aponogetonaceae
- Araceae
- Asparagaceae
- Asphodelaceae
- Aloe sp.1
- Trachyandra filiformis
- Trachyandra ciliata
- Trachyandra divaricata
- Bulbine lagopus
- Trachyandra brachypoda
- Trachyandra muricata
- Trachyandra revoluta
- Asteraceae
- Brassicaceae
- Campanulaceae
- Caryophyllaceae
- Celastraceae
- Ceratophyllaceae
- Colchicaceae
- Androcymbium eucomoides
- Ornithoglossum viride
- Androcymbium capense
- Convolvulaceae
- Crassulaceae
- Cucurbitaceae
- Cyperaceae
- Ebenaceae
- Ericaceae
- Euphorbiaceae
- Fabaceae
- Frankeniaceae
- Fumariaceae
- Gentianaceae
- Geraniaceae
- Haemodoraceae
- Hyacinthaceae
- Hypoxidaceae
- Spiloxene aquatica
- Spiloxene capensis
- Iridaceae
- Juncaceae
- Juncaginaceae
- Lamiaceae
- Lauraceae
- Lemnaceae
- Lobeliaceae
- Lobelia sp.1
- Monopsis lutea
- Monopsis simplex
- Malvaceae
- Hermannia multiflora
- Hermannia pinnata
- Hermannia procumbens
- Malva parviflora
- Hermannia linifolia
- Hermannia procumbens procumbens
- Melianthaceae
- Menispermaceae
- Mesembryanthemaceae
- Molluginaceae
- Myoporaceae
- Myricaceae
- Morella cordifolia
- Morella quercifolia
- Neuradaceae
- Oleaceae
- Onagraceae
- Ludwigia adscendens diffusa
- Orchidaceae
- Orobanchaceae
- Oxalidaceae
- Plantaginaceae
- Plumbaginaceae
- Limonium equisetinum
- Limonium scabrum
- Poaceae
- Polygalaceae
- Nylandtia spinosa (skilpadbessie bos), (tortoise berry bush)
- Polygala myrtifolia
- Muraltia satureioides
- Polygonaceae
- Potamogetonaceae
- Proteaceae
- Ranunculaceae
- Restionaceae
- Rhamnaceae
- Phylica ericoides
- Phylica cephalantha
- Phylica parviflora
- Rosaceae
- Cliffortia falcata
- Cliffortia stricta
- Cliffortia ericifolia
- Cliffortia hirta
- Rubiaceae
- Anthospermum spathulatum
- Galium tomentosum
- Ruppiaceae
- Rutaceae
- Sapotaceae
- Scrophulariaceae
- Diascia capensis
- Hebenstretia cordata
- Hebenstretia repens
- Hemimeris racemosa
- Lyperia lychnidea
- Lyperia tristis
- Manulea tomentosa
- Nemesia versicolor
- Phyllopodium cephalophorum
- Hemimeris sabulosa
- Nemesia affinis
- Zaluzianskya villosa
- Dischisma capitatum
- Hebenstretia dentata
- Manulea rubra
- Nemesia ligulata
- Solanaceae
- Sterculiaceae
- Tecophilaeaceae
- Thymelaeaceae
- Typhaceae
- Viscaceae
- Zygophyllaceae
- Zygophyllum flexuosum
- Zygophyllum morgsana
- Zygophyllum sessilifolium
Introduced
- Agavaceae
- Anacardiaceae
- Araceae
- Asteraceae
- Azollaceae
- Boraginaceae
- Cactaceae
- Commelinaceae
- Fabaceae
- Haloragaceae
- Lythraceae
- Malvaceae
- Moraceae
- Myoporaceae
- Myrtaceae
- Poaceae
- Pontederiaceae
Notes and References
- http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/EnvironmentalResourceManagement/Pages/NatureReserve.aspx Nature reserves
- Table Bay Nature Reserve Draft Integrated Reserve Management Plan
