Mamre Nature Garden is a 254-hectare (630-acre)
nature reserve in
Cape Town,
South Africa, located on the city's northern outskirts. The reserve has a high degree of
biodiversity and preserving the endangered
Atlantis Sand Fynbos vegetation type and the plants and animals that live in it. In addition, the reserve has an important cultural history.[2]
This area used to be called "Geelvlei" (Yellow vlei) because of the masses of small yellow flowers that covered the area. Much of the wetland area and floral richness is now gone. A settlement was established here in 1701 by the Cape governor, and it was home to a
Moravian mission at Louwskloof – now a
Provincial Heritage Site. The September Spring Flower Festival used to be held here, due to this spot's impressive annual display of indigenous wildflowers. The festival now takes place nearby at Mamre.[4]
Mamre Nature Garden is a 254-hectare (630-acre)
nature reserve in
Cape Town,
South Africa, located on the city's northern outskirts. The reserve has a high degree of
biodiversity and preserving the endangered
Atlantis Sand Fynbos vegetation type and the plants and animals that live in it. In addition, the reserve has an important cultural history.[2]
This area used to be called "Geelvlei" (Yellow vlei) because of the masses of small yellow flowers that covered the area. Much of the wetland area and floral richness is now gone. A settlement was established here in 1701 by the Cape governor, and it was home to a
Moravian mission at Louwskloof – now a
Provincial Heritage Site. The September Spring Flower Festival used to be held here, due to this spot's impressive annual display of indigenous wildflowers. The festival now takes place nearby at Mamre.[4]