Friends of Kloofendal Nature Reserve

Friends of Kloofendal (FroK)

(Web site updated 22nd May 2016)

Friends of Kloofendal is an open conservation NGO (NPO No 092-239) that focuses on the Kloofendal Nature Reserve in the suburb of Kloofendal in the West of Johannesburg.

Sign on for our newsletter here. We send out a newsletter about once a month and keep attachments as small as possible. FroK membership application here.

Maps to and of the Reserve are here. The FroK displays and meeting place for events have moved from a kiosk to the Ecological Centre at here .

For information on our School Programme, press here.

If you want to visit the Reserve as a small group to picnic, to walk or hike along one of the trails or to enjoy natural environment, press here for information to help you.

Press here for more information on facilities in the Amphitheatre area.

Open from 6:00 to 18:00 and no charge for groups of 20 and less.

Recent sightings

Streams are flowing well after the recent heavy rains.

A little mossy corner next to the Rock Ridge trail.

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Forthcoming FroK events (red to link to a page on the event and the guide)

Date & time 2016 Event Cost Guide

June

Sat 4th June 08:00 – 10:00 Introduction walk R30/R20 Hartmann Potgieter

Sun 5th June 09:00 - 12:30 Orienteering R50 to R110 Rand Orienteering Club **

Sun 5th June 14:00 – 16:00 Gold mine tour R60/R50/R40 Rod Kruger

Sat 11th June 08:30-10:30 Invasive alien “hack” - Jörgen Hammerström

Sun 12th June 08:00 – 10:00 Birding R60/R50/R40 Grant Egen

More details for June events.

** The Orienteering event is not offered by FroK.

Notes:

(1) Costs for "normal events" are R60 for adults, R50 for pensioners and R40 for children.

(2) Morning times are generally later in winter than in summer.

(3) Please contact Jörgen Hammerström at 083-546-1199 if you plan to join the Invasive alien “hack”.

Please book using the file below.

Contact Karin at 079-693-5608 for more information.

For more information on these events, please download the appropriate file (right).

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Press here for more information on our guided walks

Booking for guided walks and courses is essential as we limit the numbers. Bookings with Karin at 011-674-2980 or 079-693-5608.

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Unless listed otherwise, the weekend walks are aimed at small groups and families and take two hours, courses and school holiday programme are longer. Cash on the day has mostly worked out well, but we have been let down enough times that we ask groups of four or more people to prepay and email a deposit slip to sspotty@pixie.co.za to confirm payment. See here for more information on some of our events and guides.

FroK bookings and enquiries:

Karin Spottiswoode 079-693-5608 (FroK cell) Private and school guided walks by arrangement.

Tel 011-674-2980 or sspotty@pixie.co.za

See the files below for more details and more events planned.

Booking form for groups of four (4) or more on two-hour weekend walks.

We ask for written bookings for very popular events to avoid the situation where we have turn people away because the event is fully booked and some of those who have booked don't come.

Bookings for less popular events are needed to help assure us of viability as it is generally not worthwhile for the guide if very few people come.

Please download the appropriate form (daytime or evening), fill it in and email back to us with payment.

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Download information on the FroK School's Environmental Education Programme, aligned with the curriculum.

Fun, hands-on programme with FGASA Qualified guides inside the Reserve, supported by displays of local fauna, flora, geology & mining history in the FroK Education Centre.

While our guides do support the curriculum topic, sharp-eyed children always find the distractions that make our outings fun.

Frequently asked questions on FroK and the Reserve

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