Join us for this month’s Invasive Species Hack on Sunday 11 December 2022.
Time: 07:00 – 10:30
Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance
Who: Everybody is welcome!
RSVP: Please e-mail admin@fgnr.co.za if you plan on helping
What to bring:
FFGNR will provide:
Anyone is welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve on Tuesday 29 November at 18:00 at the Dutch Reformed Church Faerie Glen, 429 Glenwood Ave.
Please note the gate entry code: 5310#
Best-selling author, international speaker, and award-winning conservationist, Jonathan Leeming will be our guest speaker for the evening and guide us through an entertaining and unique exploration of spiders, answering the question: How spiders can help us overcome the challenges of our time? It has never been more important to understand the world around us. Bite Me! leverages our perceptions of spiders and their bites to demonstrate how we have become disconnected from the current requirements of our time.
Book now for the next Moonlight meander on Friday 2 December 19:00 – 21:30. The Faerie Glen Nature Reserve is usually closed to visitors at night, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to view the landscape and animals after dark.
We will be hiking approximately 5km up the Faerie Glen Hill. This is a guided hike and we will walk together in a group.
A limited number of hikers will be able to participate. Booking is essential!
Where: Meet on the lawn in front of the entrance building (please don’t be late)
Cost: FREE for members; R100 for non-members
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: Ruth: 082 677 3683
What to bring: Sturdy walking shoes; torch/headlamp; light jacket; refreshments
Note: Unfortunately no dogs will be allowed along with the night hike.
Join us for this month’s Invasive Species Hack on Sunday 13 November 2022.
Time: 07:00 – 10:30
Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance
Who: Everybody is welcome!
RSVP: Please e-mail admin@fgnr.co.za if you plan on helping
What to bring:
FFGNR will provide:
Book now for the next Moonlight meander on Saturday 5 November 19:00 – 21:30. The Faerie Glen Nature Reserve is usually closed to visitors at night, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to view the landscape and animals after dark.
We will be hiking approximately 5km up the Faerie Glen Hill. This is a guided hike and we will walk together in a group.
A limited number of hikers will be able to participate. Booking is essential!
Where: Meet on the lawn in front of the entrance building (please don’t be late)
Cost: FREE for members; R100 for non-members
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: Ruth: 082 677 3683
What to bring: Sturdy walking shoes; torch/headlamp; light jacket; refreshments
Note: Unfortunately no dogs will be allowed along with the night hike.
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Save the date for our Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 29 November at 18:00 at the Dutch Reformed Church Faerie Glen located at 429 Glenwood Avenue.
Award winning conservationist, Jonathan Leeming will be our guest speaker for the evening.
The agenda an minutes of the previous AGM will be sent out closer to the date.
Please join us on Sunday 30 October at 06:40 for a botanical excursion as part of the Great Southern Bioblitz which takes place from Friday 28 October to Monday 31 October. Please note that you can participate on your own anytime during the 4 day period.
11 cities, 6 regions, 1 province and 3 countries in southern Africa and 1 in central Africa are taking part in the Great Southern Bioblitz 2022. Please join in the fun!
The Great Southern Bioblitz is an opportunity for all Southern Hemisphere countries to record organisms during Spring and showcase our beautiful biodiversity to the world. The event is run by a grassroots network of keen citizen scientists from across the globe.
The purpose of this event is to highlight both the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime, as well as to engage the greater public in science and nature learning. People are encouraged to participate over the four day period by taking photos of as many wild and natural animals, plants, trees, birds, fungi, insects etc (not caged animals, pets, plants planted by people) as possible and submit them, using the iNaturalist app on their smart phones. The information collected will create a valuable snapshot of Tshwane`s biodiversity.
All you need to do is download the iNaturalist app on your smart phone to take part in the Bioblitz. Below are self-service video links to help familiarise yourself and to navigate the iNaturalist app:
o How to make an observation with your iPhone
o How to make an observation with your Android
o Adding an Observation on a Mobile Device
o Adding an Observation via the Web
o How to Take Identifiable Photos
o How to Use the Identify Page
o Geotagging DSLR Photos in the Field
o Adding a photo or sound to an Observation
o Exploring Observations with iNaturalist
Bring along a hat, water to stay hydrated and comfortable shoes. We will meet on the lawn at the entrance building.
Join us for this month’s Invasive Species Hack on Sunday 16 October.
Time: 07:00 – 10:30
Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance
Who: Everybody is welcome!
RSVP: Please e-mail admin@fgnr.co.za if you plan on helping
What to bring:
FFGNR will provide:
Join us for a birding morning on Saturday 15 October at 06:00 with Philip Calinikos, from BirdLife Northern Gauteng.
We will meet on the lawn next to the entrance building.
The outing is free for members, but there will be a charge of R60.00 for non-members (excluding entrance fee).
Bring along a hat, binoculars and water to stay hydrated.
We are pleased to announce that the reserve will remain open until 19:00 from 1 October for the duration of the summer months. Please note, however, that the reserve will strictly close for incoming visitors at 18:00 with no exceptions, in order for visitors to be out by closing time. We thank City of Tshwane Nature Conservation for granting us this extension of gate hours.
Please note further that during weekends, a separate table will be made available for members of the FFGNR to sign in, in order to avoid the long queue at the cashier window during peak hours. Members must bring their 2022 membership cards along to sign in. People entering without their cards will be obliged to pay the entrance fee.
Join us for this month’s Invasive Species Hack on Sunday 18 September 2022.
Time: 07:00 – 10:30
Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance
RSVP: Please e-mail admin@fgnr.co.za if you plan on helping
What to bring:
-Pruning shears (large and/or small)
-hand-saw / klein handsaag
-Gardening gloves
-Sun hat, old clothes (long sleeved) and closed shoes for working in the field
-Something to drink to keep hydrated
FFGNR will provide
-Herbicide
-Tree poppers
Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve 