Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

The Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve are organising an alien plant eradication morning on Saturday 22 February at 8 am. RSVP via the contact details on their website if you are interested in attending. You do not have to be a member of the Friends association to attend. My husband and I have already attended one session tackling lantana with the Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve, and it was very worthwhile and lots of fun (although it is hard work). If you live in Pretoria and are looking for a place to train for hikes in the Berg, the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve is a great option as it has two small koppies to hike up. If you decide to hike there regularly, I also highly recommend joining the Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve, as the membership perks are pretty good. Details about membership can be found here .

There is another lantana eradication morning being organised at the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve on 22 March starting at 7am. Here is a link to more complete information for those who are interested in helping out:

ffgnr.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/lantana-eradication-morning-to-prevent-hiking-trail-overgrowth-22-march-2014/

You do not have to belong to the Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve to help out with these alien plant eradication drives.

Bored of killing aliens on your computer? Kill them in real life instead! (Sort of...)

Alien Lantana plants are threatening to invade the hiking trail at the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve, just off January Masilela Drive in Pretoria. Negotiations have broken down. You are our last hope!

Here is more information about how you can help combat this alien menace:

Date: Sunday 13 April 2014
Time: 8:00 – 11:00
Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance
Who: Anybody is welcome! Also welcome to bring your garden worker along.
RSVP: Please e-mail or SMS if you plan on helping

What to bring:
- Pruning shears (larger is better), Hand-saw, or Garden hoe
- Gardening gloves
- Sun hat, old clothes (long sleeved) and closed shoes for working in the field
- Something to drink and eat while working

FFGNR will provide:
-Herbicide and paint brushes
-Plastic gloves for working with herbicides

Best regards

Jaco Engelbrecht and Louise Kritzinger
071 140 4412 and 072 275 0614
Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve
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www.fgnr.co.za
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(Soldiers who emerge victorious from the battle field will be rewarded with a small indigenous tree to take home.)

Those of you who are familiar with the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve in Pretoria may have noticed some construction on the ridge. 50 50 recently aired a segment about this construction during one of their episodes. The segment is available on YouTube, if anyone is interested in finding out more:

The Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve AGM will take place tonight at 6 pm at:

NG Church Faerie Glen
429 Glenwood Avenue
Faerie Glen
Pretoria

Anyone is welcome to attend.

A Birding Walk will be taking place this weekend.

Date: Saturday 7 June 2014
Time: 7:30 am
Duration: 2-3 hours
Location: Faerie Glen Nature Reserve, Main entrance in January Masilela Drive (old Genl Louis Botha)
Who: Anybody is welcome!
Details: BirdLife Northern Gauteng and Friends of Faerie Glen Nature Reserve are hosting a morning walk in the reserve. A tea basket with something to eat and a chair is a good idea for afterwards. If you are not a member of the Friends group R5 entrance fee is payable at the reserve gate. The reserve is well known for good summer and winter birding with several interesting species regularly present. Black Duck (Swarteend), Red-throated Wryneck (Draaihals) and Brown-backed Honeybird (Skerpbekheuningvoël) have been seen before.

Went walking in the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve for the first time in a long time and saw 2 of the 5 Zebra's that have recently been introduced

ruthbl, how old is your baba?
My daughter is almost 9 months old. I'd love to take my daughter on a hike with other parents and little ones. See my post here .

congratulations on the new arrival Ruth