Get to know some of the special plants you could find in the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area… and get to know our team members. International Plant Appreciation

By Sharndre Coutriers of the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW). You are likely aware that South Africa is a remarkably biodiversity rich country. But not many people are

You can win a Wildlife Guided Tour in the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area for two people, and one night’s stay, by signing up to our quarterly news email.

Around 60 million years ago, something pretty amazing happened in the Cape: dragonflies started making themselves at home in our fynbos and our wetlands.

2020 has been a wonderful year for the animal kingdom – especially in the Overberg. While their human counterparts have faced a pandemic, lockdown and a

Over the past six months, the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area (NWSMA) has worked with wonderful partners to roll out a Food Relief Programme. Between May and October, we

A day spent with the team from the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) led to an exciting find: a Critically Endangered Erica species that had never before been seen on the

Freddy is part of the Quagga Project – and he has subsequently become one of the top Rau Quaggas in the project. Freddy is part of the Quagga Project

Provided to the most vulnerable of our communities in the Cape Agulhas district. That’s the goal of the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area. We’ve already secured an important donation to

A journey through the Nuwejaars wetlands On National Water Week – follow our journey through the Nuwejaars Wetlands Ecosystem – and get to know the important role these Palmiet wetlands play in

Peatlands cover only around 3% of the earth’s land surface. And you’ll find some peat-like soils in the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area. 

Here’s what we found when we downloaded some of the images from camera traps set up on the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area…