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Stap / Walk 15 May at 07:30 AM

Die VRIENDE VAN MORELETAKLOOF nooi u uit om saam met u familie en vriende, op die 15de Mei , om 07.30  in die Moreletakloof te kom stap.

Kom stap op die mooiste wandelpaadjies wat kronkel tussen die groot bome onder in die Kloof, langs die Rademeyerspruit.

Dis jul keuse van hoe lank julle wil stap, daar is drie roetes, waarvan die Rademeyersroete, selfs geskik is vir stootwaentjies, en meer gelyk is. Pak n heerlike ontbyt in n rugsak en gaan eet langs die spruit, op n kombers onder die bome, en geniet die mooiste natuurskoon.

Dis n fees vir ouers en kinders, om hier in die middel van Moreletakloof in so n mooi Natuur Reservaat saam te verkeer.  Die roetes strek oor 7.5 km op 100 hektaar, wat wissel van grasvlaktes, digte bos met die mooiste romantiese paadjies, tot vleilande met die grootste verskeidenheid voëls. Onthou asseblief die kamera.

Daar is ook die opsie van n Buffet-ontbyt wat bedien sal word by Rademeyers, tussen 10 en 11.30, maar u moet asseblief vroegtydig bespreek by 012 998 1693. Die koste beloop R49.00, wat vrugtesap, ontbyt en koffie insluit, en kinders tussen 6-12 jaar, R25.00.

U kan ook aansluit by die Vriende van Moreletakloof, teen R200 per jaar, per gesin, waarvoor u twee gratis toegange kan kry vir twee volwassenes en twee kinders onder 18, in die volgende Reservate, Groenkloof, Rietvlei, Faerie Glen en Wonderboompoort.

Kom stap saam en word n Vriend van hierdie Reservaat, wat met soveel liefde deur Natuurbewaring (Pta-Oos), onderhou en beskerm word. So min mense besef werklik watter mooi groen area, hier , gratis besoek kan word, en deur u kinders gebruik kan word, om die Natuur beter te leer ken. Uitstekende bron, vir baie skooltake en projekte, die mooiste veldplante, voëls, sampioene , fungi en bokke en volstruise.

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The FRIENDS OF MORELETAKLOOF would like to invite you and your family and friends for a walk in our serene and beautiful Nature Reserve in the middle of Moreletapark.

You can stroll on the most romatic grass pathways down to the Rademeyerspruit, among massive old White Stinkwoodtrees, with the sound of water, that will follow you most of the route. You have a choice of three routes, but the best, is do it all, its only 7,5km in this 100 hecture green area. The Rademeyerroute is the flattest, and you can even walk with a pram, up to the damwall. Pack your breakfast ( and remember the blanket to sit on),and come and sit and eat under the trees  with the song of birds to serenade you.

Its free, and your car will be safely parked inside the Reserve, at the gate.

Everbody will enjoy this, and if youre lucky, you might see a fairy under a colourful mushroom. The children will have a feast!

The children can make use of this Reserve for school projects and class assignments, and learn to care for our green areas.

You could also have a buffet-breakfast at Rademeyers, for R49.00 (which include fruit juices, breakfast and coffee), children between 6 and 12 years, R25.00. Please phone to book for this breakfast ( 012 998 1693).

You can also become a FRIEND OF MORELETAKLOOF  at only R200 per year per family, and for that you get two, free visits, for a family of four, to Rietvlei-, Groenkloof-, Faerieglen- and Wonderboompoort Reserve’s. We need the community to help with the upkeep and to preserve and secure this Reserve.

Please come for a walk, and enjoy Nature at its best!

For more information visit http://www.moreletakloof.co.za

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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