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B. NATURE RESERVES

Field Note B2c. Waenhuiskrans Nature Reserve

There are several private and public nature reserves in the Study Area (Figure 1). The nature reserves are described briefly in this chapter. This Field Note is about the Waenhuiskrans Nature Reserve, one of three nature reserves, which comprise the De Mond Nature Reserves Complex (Figures 2 and 3). Read about the history of the complex in Field Note B2a.

HRR HKNR VRNR DHNR SSNR AMT Cape Infanta ANP HBNR DOT R DHMPA HRNR WKNR

SVNR DMFR

ANR

Cape Agulhas

Figure 1. Satellite image showing the confines of the Study Area and the nature reserves and conservatories which are located within its confines. They are (from the southwest to the northeast): ANR – Andrewsfield Nature Reserve (private); De Mond Nature Reserve Complex (Cape Nature) which consists of three reserves: SVNR – Soetendals Vlei Nature Reserve; DMFR – De Mond Forest Reserve and WKNR – Waenhuiskrans Nature Reserve; HRNR - Heunings River Nature Reserve (private); HBNR – Heuninberg Nature Reserve (municipal); AMT – Ancient Milkwood Tree national monument (private); DOTR – Denel Test Range; VRNR – Vogel Revier (German spelling) Nature Reserve (private); HRR – Haarwegskloof Reserve (private); HKNR – Hasekraal Nature Reserve (private); DHNR – De Hoop Nature Reserve (CapeNature); DHMPA – De Hoop Marine Protected Area (CapeNature); and SSNR – San Sebastian Nature Reserve (private). The ANP – Agulhas National Park – is outside the Study Area.

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The De Mond Nature Reserve Complex is located between Struis Bay in the southwest and in the northeast (Figure 2). The Waenhuiskrans Reserve is located south of the town of Arniston (Figures 3 and 4).

Figure 2. Map of the De Mond Nature Reserve Complex. Source: CapeNature publications.

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Figure 3. Satellite image of the Waenhuiskrans Nature Reserve (yellow arrow) and Arniston Page (white arrow).

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Figure 4. The entrance to the Waenhuiskrans Nature Reserve.

The main feature of this reserve is the Waenhuiskrans Cave (Figures 5 to 7).

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Figure 5. Topography map of the Waenhuiskrans Nature Reserve. Arrow points to the location Page of the Waenhuiskrans Cave.

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Figure 6. Oblique aerial view of the entrance to the Waenhuiskrans Cave.

Figure 7. View to the sea from the Waenhuiskrans Cave. Source: Internet. 4

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Otter Bay and Struis Point, south of the cave, are part of the reserve (Figures 8 and 9).

Figure 8. Otter Bay and Struis Point. View to the south.

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Figure 8. The beacon at Struis Point. View to the south.

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