Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Acinonyx q
Brown hyaena Brown Paraphyane brunnea Paraphyane q
Aardwolf Proteles cristatus Proteles q
Chestnut climbing mouse climbing Chestnut Dendromus mystacalis Dendromus q
Grey pygmy climbing mouse climbing pygmy Grey Dendromus melanotis Dendromus q
White-tailed rat White-tailed Mystromys albicaudatus Mystromys q
Highveld gerbil Highveld atera brantsii atera T q
House rat House Rattus rattus Rattus q
Red veld rat veld Red Aethomys chrysophilus Aethomys q
Natal multimammate mouse multimammate Natal Mastomys coucha Mastomys q
Pygmy mouse Pygmy Mus minutoides Mus q s e i c e p s c i t o x E * *
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Hyrax Procavia capensis Procavia House mouse House Mus musculus Mus
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Bat-eared fox Bat-eared Otocyon megalotis Otocyon Striped mouse Striped Rhabdomys pumilio Rhabdomys
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Steenbok Raphicerus campestris Raphicerus Cape hare Cape Lepus capensis Lepus
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Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis Antidorcas Pangolin Manis temminckii Manis
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Suricate Suricata suricatta Suricata omb bat omb T aphozous mauritianus aphozous T
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Large-spotted genet Large-spotted Genetta tigrina Genetta Rough-haired golden mole golden Rough-haired Chrysospalax villosus Chrysospalax
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Small-spotted genet Small-spotted Genetta genetta Genetta Hedgehog Atelerix frontalis Atelerix
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African civet African Civettictis civetta Civettictis Lesser red musk shrew musk red Lesser Crocidura hirta Crocidura
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Cape clawless otter clawless Cape Aonyx capensis Aonyx Swamp musk shrew musk Swamp Crocidura mariquensis Crocidura
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Blackbacked jackal Blackbacked Canis mesomelas Canis Lesser dwarf shrew dwarf Lesser Suncus varilla Suncus
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RIETVLEI NATURE RESERVE FACILITIES The Rietvlei Nature Reserve developed out of the Rietvlei water scheme. The ANGLING/CAMPING/CHALETS reserve is primarily responsible for the conservation of the Rietvlei Dam catchment Times of admission: 05:30 to 19:00 every day of the week. area and the accumulation and distribution of drinking water. The Rietvlei Dam was Entrance gate on Nellmapius (Dam) road. built during the Great Depression and completed in 1934. It lies on the Six Mile Toilet and braai facilities are available. Spruit and is supported by the Marais Dam which serves as a sludge dam for this larger dam. Overnight facilities include camping and self catering chalets. Fish caught in the dam include: catfish, yellow fish, carp and tilapia. The dam wall as well as all the other brickwork was done entirely by hand. During No canoes or baitboats are allowed. those difficult years of the depression, workers were only too happy to work for four For enquiries call (012) 358 1819 shillings per month. All the soil was carted away by mule carts, evidence of which are the numerous horseshoes still found on the koppie across from the yacht club. Mountain bike trails: 6 and 7 Km trails CITY OF TSHWANE During a two year programme started in 1988 the dam wall was raised and other "we are the same" improvements were made. The dam has a surface area of 204.13 ha and a storing THE NATURE RESERVE capacity of 12.024 million m³ when full. The reserve entrance is situated via the Olifantsfontein road. Game may be viewed on 30km of tarred road and 10km of dirt road. AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL An additional supply of water comes from four natural springs within the Reserve, a Birdhides, toilets and braai facilities are provided along these roads. MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT spring on the adjacent private property and from five boreholes on the dolomite Overnight facilities are available to visitors with bookings for horsetrails and areas in the reserve. Today the Rietvlei Nature Reserve provides 15% of Tshwane's hiking trails. water requirements, estimated at 41 million litres of water per day. NATURE CONSERVATION AND RESORTS City Council of Pretoria acquired the farm (Rietvallei) in 1929. The Rietvlei Nature THE YACHT CLUB Reserve is currently owned and operated by the City of Tshwane and situated Access for club members only. south east of Tshwane, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Please call (012) 345 3576 for more information. At 1 525 metres above sea level, the reserve covers a surface area of approximately 4 000 ha or 40 km². The capacity of the reserve to support 1500 to LAPA N AT U R E 2000 head of game is well reflected in the extensive herds of locally indigenous Availability and times will vary according to bookings. All bookings must be antelope (Black Wildebees and Blesbok). made two weeks in advance at tel (012) 345 2274 at the Rietvlei Nature RESERVE Reserve. Access is from the Olifantsfontein Road (M57). The lapa can RIETVLEI Among the historical sights in the Reserve is an old homestead dating back to the accommodate between 30 and 200 people. There are attendants at the entrance early 1900's, a stone rampart built by British forces during the second occupation of gate and at the lapa itself who will stack fires. Firewood is supplied and power Pretoria and three groups of graves on which some of the epitaphs are still legible. points, an ice machine, stove, walk-in refrigerator and toilet facilities are also available. Three types of recreational sport are exercised at the Rietvlei Dam including yachting, canoeing and angling. The yacht club is located northwest of the Rietvlei Dam and the angling area is on the northern and western shores. Motorboats are GAME VIEWING TOURS not allowed as the noise disturbs anglers, birds and game and also poses an oil Game viewing tours lasting two hours may be booked in advance. Visitors must pollution threat to drinking water. provide their own bus/kombi while a qualified guide accompanies the group. Sound nature conservation principles are adhered to in the management of the reserve. Roads in the reserve have a multi-purpose function. They are used by HIKING The Reserve also offers guided overnight hiking trails. Please book trails two visitors to view game and by management to patrol the reserve, carry out weeks in advance. Facilities include two overnight rondavels with beds and maintenance and prepare firebreaks. The boundary fence patrol road or firebreak is mattresses, hot and cold water, basic cooking utensils and firewood. The route 35 km long. Altogether there are 91 km of roads in the reserve. covers a distance of 21kms across a 4000ha terrain supporting some 1500 head The veld management program includes an annual burning program which creates of game. There are several historical sites to see on the route. Daily hiking trails a rotational grazing system. It is also necessary to provide additional salt and are also available. mineral licks in winter to further ensure the movement of game within the available space of the reserve. HORSE RIDES Day rides and overnight rides are available. Day rides last approximately four The Reserve has a typical Highveld climate, receives an annual average of 724 hours and overnight rides 3 days. It is possible to book alternative times in mm rain during summer and has dry winters with regular frost at night. The local advance. Guides accompany riders and each rider is provided with their own vegetation type can be described as the central variation of Bankenveld, creating horse, saddle and saddle bags. The route covers a distance of 36kms. open grassland on gently undulating hills. Peat wetlands such as the one in the reserve are rare features in the Southern African landscape. Indigenous trees occur in small groups. In areas where trees do not grow, shale formations are NIGHT OR DAY GAME DRIVES conspicuous. Game drives cater for groups of 10 - 12 or 18 - 20 people. Firewood and blankets are supplied. Game is tracked from open game viewing vehicles by As a result of previous farming activities, which disturbed the soil, several exotic spotlights. Visitors must supply their own food for a braai at the Fish Eagle plants occur in the reserve. Invader trees such as the black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) Lapa. represent a serious threat. These trees, imported from Australia, have no resident natural enemies on the reserve which allows them to spread aggressively. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND LECTURE The most important geological formation is lava, which extends in a broad band ROOM from north to south through the reserve. This gives rise to heavy red loam soil Nature conservation officials offer educational programs to school children and suitable for good grazing. Belts of shale and quartzite run on either side of the other interest groups. andesitic lava, which give rise to grey loamy soil. The eastern part of the reserve consists of dolomite covered by shale and chert. BOOKINGS The Reserve Manager, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, PO Box 1454, Pretoria 0001 Apart from 73 grass species occurring on the reserve there are also more than 500 herb and forb species. In a good year an average of 2 000 kg of grass and 1 300 kg Tel (012) 358 1811/2 or 073 062 3273 of other herbaceous plant material (dry weight) is produced per hectare.