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Stap in die Moreletakloof/Walk in the Moreleta Kloof

Kom stap saam met ons op die 28ste Maart om 06:30 VM. Ek besef dis vroeg maar die Kloof is op sy mooiste en stilste, op n Sondagoggend.

Pak vir julle n ligte ontbyt in n rugsak en kuier saam met ons langs die spruit onder die bome. Onthou die kamera,  n klein kombersie om op te sit en al die vriende en familie.

Daar is heerlike roetes om van die kies, sommige makliker as ander. Die afstande wissel , maar die langste een is 3.2km lank.  Met al die goeie rëen is die Kloof n lusthof, van die kleinste veldblomme, die mooiste sampioene, wildsbokke en groot ou bome, waaronder die feetjies baljaar.  Die spruit ontstaan net buite die Reservaat , en is n pragtige standhoudende stroom wat groot poele onder die bome maak. Jy is heeltyd bewus van die gekabel van die water, en sang van honderde voëls.

Julle kan enige dag van die week kom stap, vanaf ses in die oggend tot ses uur in die aand( waneer jy die stappie kan afsluit  met n heerlike glassie wyn by die Voerkraal).

Die motors word veilig binne die Reservaat geparkeer, by die Rademeyershek en alles is gratis.

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Come for a Walk ,early on Sundaymorning the 28th of March (at 6.30).

Please pack a light breakfast, bring a blanket  and your camera, and join us  for a walk in the serene coolness of the morning, under shady trees with the sound of water and the song of birds.

You can choose different routes, or join us for a two- or three hour walk. After all the rains, you will not believe that you are walking in a Reserve in the middle of Moreletapark.

The children can enjoy nature and see Zebra, Blesbuck and Impala grazing in the grass fields.

You can come for a walk,any day of the week. The gates open at 06:00 in the morning and you can also end an afternoon walk with glass of wine, at six at the Voerkraal, and watch the sunset over the Kloof.

Park your car at the Rademeyers gate and enjoy the free walk in the most beautiful Reserve in Pretoria.

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President Ridge Bird Club birding day on 7 February

Contributed by the President Ridge Bird Club;

Members of the President Ridge Bird Club, under the leadership of Moreleta Kloof veteran Faansie Peacock, enjoyed a tremendous day’s birding in a lush and wet Moreleta Kloof on Sunday 7 February 2010.

The day got off to an early start at 06:30, as the group of eager birders set off with binoculars, cameras, telescopes and notebooks in hand. Within a few meters our shoes were thoroughly soaked with refreshingly crisp dew, but the brilliant birding more than made up for this. Within minutes we bumped into a juvenile Diderick Cuckoo being fed by Southern Masked-Weavers and this parasitic theme continued through the day with sightings of a begging Red-chested Cuckoo and a pair of displaying Brown-backed Honeybirds.

A few warblers played hard to get (as usual!), but the songs of Garden, Marsh, Willow, Little Rush and African Reed Warblers clinched their identity. Perhaps the “best spotting award” of the day goes to the discovery of a roosting European Nightjar, blending in magnificently with a horizontal branch. Those with a quick eye glimpsed a dashing Little Sparrowhawk, and an out-of-place Lanner Falcon. A full house of swallows and swifts were also notable, as were Cape Grassbird, Groundscraper Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher, Arrow-marked Babbler, Levaillant’s Cisticola and a cooperative Black Cuckooshrike.

With 70-odd species on the list, the assembled twitchers enjoyed brunch in the shade – exhausted but saturated with the day’s results – a lucky few even celebrating a lifer or two!

Species list for 7 February 2010: President Ridge Birding Club Outing on 7 February 2010

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Friend’s Den

When visiting the Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve, remember to visit the Friend’s Den! Details about upcoming events and other information about the reserve will be posted there. The Friend’s Den is close to the main gate entrance next to the security guards.

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Last Friends Meeting for 2009

The last FMK (Friends of Moreleta Kloof) meeting for 2009 will be held on Thursday 26 November at Rademeyrs, starting 17:30. We will be serving Lasagne, salad and wine after the meeting. We need to know the number of Friends attending beforehand for catering purposes, please RSVP before 15:00 Tuesday 24 November on info@moreletakloof.co.za.

Anyone is welcome to attend, whether you are a current friend, looking to join or simply has an interest in the Moreleta Kloof.

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Friends Meeting 17 September

Vriende Vergadering 17 September 2009

Ons wil julle graag uitnooi na n vergadering van die Vriende van die Moreletakloof. Die Lente het so vinnig gekom en gegaan, nou wag ons net vir n lekker bui rëen, dan sal die Kloof sal weer vinnig herstel  van die brande.

Die vergadering word gehou op die 17de September, om 17.30, by die Rademeyers Restuarant, Heliosstraat, Moreletapark.  Kom beplan saam met ons wat ons kan doen om hierdie mooi Kloof te bewaar en te versorg en ook  om die regte besoekers te lok om dit met ons te deel.

Ons benodig almal se samewerking  om n sukses te maak van die Vriende van die Moreletakloof, julle weet hoe mooi dit is en ons moet dit reg bestuur.

Die Notule van die vorige vergadering ( 13 Augustus 2009 ), en die Agenda van hierdie  vergadering, is aangeheg. Laat asseblief weet of u die vergadering kan bywoon.

Friends Meeting 17 September 2009

Would you please attend the meeting of Friends of the Moreletakloof,  which will be held on the 17th of September 2009  at 17.30, at the Rademeyers Restuarant, entrance in Helios Street, Moreleta Park.

We are just waiting for the first rains, so that the Kloof can turn green again,  after all the veldfires.

Please come and assist us in the management of this lovely Kloof.  We need to attract the right people to the Kloof, to share our Nature Reserve and enjoy what we experience when we walk among the trees.

The Minutes of the meeting  held on the 13th August, and the Agenda for this meeting, is attached.

Please let us know, if you can attend this meeting.

Jeannie du Plessis

Sekretaresse/ Secretary

info@moreletakloof.co.za

Minutes of Meeting – 13 August 2009

Agenda of Meeting – 17 August 2009

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Spring is in the air

SPRING IS IN THE AIR : COME FOR A LOVELY WALK IN THE MORELETAKLOOF ( 5TH AND 6TH SEPTEMBER)

Would you like to join me for a long walk, in the cool of the morning, on romatic paths, among tall trees, next to the Moreletaspruit. Bring your family and friends (children enjoy this very much), your camera and something to drink. The walk takes about two hours, but its your choice because there are shorter, well marked roetes, that you can do on your own. You will see Zebra, Rooibok, Springbuck and ostriches on your walks.

There will also be a Green Market at Rademeyers, with many stalls.

If you have not been in the Kloof, you will be very surprised at the serene cool beauty, that will surround you, right in the middle of Moreleta Park.

My first walk will be at 6.30, on Saturdaymorning (the best walk), which will be followed at ten, and three in the afternoon.

On Sunday, we go out at 7, and ten, followed in the afternoon at three.

Come and enjoy nature, at its very best. Entrance in Helios Street, Moreletapark.

NOU IS DIT LENTE, KOM STAP SAAM IN DIE MORELETA KLOOF (5 EN 6 SEPTEMBER 2009)

Kom stap saam met my in die mooie Moreleta Kloof, met die romatiese kronkelende paadjies tussen groot ou bome, langs die Moreletaspruit.

Daar is verskillende roetes maar ek geniet dit om vir twee uur rustig te stap in die varsheid van die oggend, met die natuur op sy beste. Bring u familie(die kinders geniet dit baie) en vriende en geniet die dag saam met ons. Iets om te drink en moet nie die kamera vergeet nie.

Daar is n roete wat regs van hek wegdraai, wat meer gelyk is, en so om en by 3km lank is, tot by die dam.

Daar is ook n Groenmark op Saterdagoggend, by Rademeyers.

My eerste uitstappie begin om 6.30 op Saterdag, die 5 de September, wat gevolg word om 10 uur en drie uur, die middag.

Sondagoggend om 7 uur (die stilste, en mooiste tyd), 10 uur en drie uur.

Kom geniet die uitstappies saam met ons, en voel verfris na goeie dosis van die natuur.

Jeannie du Plessis, Vriend van die Moreletakloof.

jeanniedp@gmail.com

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Meeting 13 August

Vriende van die Moreleta Kloof

Dit is tyd dat ons weer lekker saam kuier, en gesels oor die Kloof wat maar swart en vaal lyk op die stadium, maar die Lente is oppad.

Die natuurbewaring mense het hul hande vol gehad met die veldbrande waarvan die laaste twee gestig was, en met groot moeite onder bedwang gebring was,

Min mense besef hoeveel  Natuurbewaring en die Stadsraad bydrae tot die mooi Kloof hier in ons midde, waarvan so min mense gebruik maak.

Ons wil hulle graag bedank vir hul bydrae, maar saamhangend kan ons nie verwag dat hulle alles doen en ons doen nie eers die moeite  om ons deel  te bring deur aan te sluit by die Vriende van die Kloof, en ook om direk betrokke te wees by die onderhoud, en bemarking  van hierdie juweel.

Daar sou  n Vriende-vergadering gewees het op die 30ste Julie, maar ongelukkig pas die datum nie een van die bestuur nie. Ons het besluit op die 13 de Augustus om 17.30nm, by die Rademeyers Restuarant, en wil u graag uitnooi  om dit by te woon.

Laat asseblief weet of u die vergadering sal bywoon.

Friends of Moreleta Kloof

We need to get together, to talk about  the Kloof, which is situated right in the middle of Moreleta Park. Have you ever taken a walk in the Kloof, what an unbelievable experience?

We had two serious fires in the last few weeks, started by unknown people, in Rutgers Street.

Nature Conservation and the City Council spend a lot of money and time to keep this Reserve safe and well looked after. They spend hours in the park, to take out all the alien species and do fire-breaks, so that the animals can be safe and well fed. We need to do our part, to be a friend of the Moreleta Kloof and to help them sustain this lovely piece of nature among us.

We did plan to meet on the 30th July, but it did not suit any of the management. Would you like to join us on the 13th August at 17.30, for a meeting at  Rademeyers . Please let me know if you will attend.

Friends of Moreleta Kloof/ Vriende van die Moreleta Kloof

E-mail address: info@moreletakloof.co.za