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Places to explore
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Eastern Cape
Nature's Valley
Nature's Valley is a small, secluded coastal village made
up almost entirely of houses for holidays and retirement. There is only one
shop. Most of the houses are nestled within the coastal forest and with a
beautiful beach, estuary and forested mountain backdrop, it has to be one of the
most idyllic places to live in South Africa. The village is immersed within the
Tsitsikamma National Park, the western extent of which ends just beyond Nature's
Valley. There are a number of walks in the area which you can find out about by
asking at the reception office of the Caravan Park.
There are a variety of habitats to be encountered in
Nature's Valley
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Afromontane Forest.
Most of the
vegetation in Nature's Valley consists of Afromontane Forest which near
the coast grades into Coastal Scrub. |
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Coastal Scrub.
Overlaps with
Afromontane Forest. |
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Strandveld.
Occurs on the dunes
behind the beach |
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Fynbos. |
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Sandy Shore |
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Rocky Shore |
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Estuary |
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Plants
Animals
Useful local field guides
- Manning,
J., Batten, A. & Bokelmann, H. 2001. Eastern Cape. South African
Wild Flower Guide 11. Botanical Society of Southern Africa, Kirstenbosch.
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