Sunday 22 August 08:30 Tour/walk. Park at Marks Park, opposite the entrance, in Judith Road, Emmarentia.

Sunday 15 August 14:00 Tour/walk. Park at Marks Park, opposite the entrance, in Judith Road, Emmarentia.

Saturday 14 August 08:00 bird walk with Anthony Paton (bird ringing will also be shown). Book 011 482 4797.

7 August 08:00 Melville Koppies  WEST Park off Arundel Road, Westdene.

Sunday 1 August 14:00; Park at Marks Park, opposite the entrance, in Judith Road, Emmarentia; Contact Wendy Carstens, 011 482 4797

FiftyTwo:25  This week’s pick: Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve Genre: Outdoor trails and reserveWhat: With 680 ha of open bush and 23 km’s of trails this Nature Reserve comes as a surprise to most Joburg dwellers. Rated the largest reserve in the Johannesburg Metropol, Klipriviersberg is overflowing with archaeological, cultural, historical and geological attractions. Home to red [...]

 O n Sunday 6th June I went to the opening of Andrew Lamprecht’s sculpture exhibition at the Nirox Sculpture Foundation out on the Kromdraai Rd in the Cradle. The Nirox grounds are quite beautiful – a magnificent park designed by the well-known landscape architect Patrick Watson whose most famous creation is the Sun City gardens.   This [...]

Sappi Sunday Picnic concerts Concert Lawn, Walter Sisulu NBG  13h00 – 15h00 R50  Check www.sanbi.org for concerts on 20th June; 1st , 15th and 29th August and 12th September.  You need to get there early as these concerts are very popular, for good reason.  A day chilling in the warm winter sun on a comfy camp chair with good friends, [...]

BOTANICAL SOCIETY   EVENTS, WALKS & TALKS   May to June 2010 (Bankenveld branch)Book with Karen E-mail: botsoc@sisulugarden.co.za or fax to e-mail 086 694 9636Cost: Members R40, non-members R80, Children under 12, half price
Walter Sisulu Geological Garden Walk & Talk  Saturday 22 May  BOOKING ESSENTIAL This walk will be led by Prof Grant Cawthorn of Wits. The [...]

T-J de Klerk of the Wilds Walks writes about a long walk at Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve on Sunday, April 25 from 07:30:
Hikers are cordially invited by Johannesburg City Parks and the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve Association to participate in a 20 kilometre walk in the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve.   The Long Walk, now in its third year, is [...]