Cape Town residents invited to take part in 2025 City Nature Challenge
The City of Cape Town will once again host its City Nature Challenge this coming weekend from Friday, 25 April to Monday, 28 April, 2025.
This means that the City will once again allow free access to its nature reserves during the weekend.
What is the City Nature Challenge?
The City Nature Challenge is an annual global event where members of the public are encouraged to capture photos of plants and animals found in nature reserves around their city and to then upload their observations on the iNaturalist app.
“This is the 10th anniversary of the City Nature Challenge, and the theme for 2025 is ‘Bring the Globe Together for Biodiversity’. This challenge is about documenting the wildlife in our city. All that is required of residents when contributing an observation is to take a photo and upload it onto the iNaturalist app.” the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews said.
Participants can download the free iNaturalist app from the Play Store (Android) or App Store (iPhone) and sign up via this link: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-city-of-cape-town.
Which nature reserve can you visit?
The following Cape Town nature reserves will offer free entry from 25 to 28 April:
- Blaauwberg Nature Reserve
- Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve
- Botterblom Nature Reserve
- Bracken Nature Reserve
- Durbanville Nature Reserve
- Edith Stephens Nature Reserve
- False Bay Nature Reserve
- Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
- Helderberg Nature Reserve
- Steenbras Nature Reserve
- Table Bay Nature Reserve
- Tygerberg Nature Reserve
- Uitkamp Wetland Nature Reserve
- Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve
- Wolfgat Nature Reserve
- Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve
Will you be visiting any of these nature reserves this weekend?
Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1.
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