Diep River Fynbos Corridor

Diep River Fynbos Corridor
Parklands Fynbos Corridor
Location of Diep River Fynbos Corridor
Location	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Coordinates	33°48′50″S 18°31′22″E / 33.81389°S 18.52287°E / -33.81389; 18.52287Coordinates: 33°48′50″S 18°31′22″E / 33.81389°S 18.52287°E / -33.81389; 18.52287
Governing body	City of Cape Town
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The Diep River Fynbos Corridor is a proposed nature reserve^[1] located in Cape Town, South Africa. It is partly owned by the City of Cape Town and partly under private ownership. The Diep River runs south into the Rietvlei Wetland Reserve and the corridor is planned to extend nort-west towards the Blaauwberg Conservation Area (BCA). The corridor will run through the Parklands and Sunningdale developments that are managed by ASKA Property.^[2]

Vision

It is envisaged that the Fynbos Corridor will extend from the Diep River in the south to the Blaauwberg Conservation Area to the north, approximately 7 km in length, and will only be interrupted by five east-west and two south-north routes. The approximate total extent of the Corridor, including the satellite patches to the east and west will take up large portions of privately owned land (Garden Cities and The Milnerton Estates). It is the intention of these landowners to cede the necessary land portions to the local authority as development proceeds.^[3] The City of Cape Town owns the Potsdam Outspan land immediately adjacent to the Diep River, which is the envisaged origin of the Corridor, as well as the Blaauwberg Conservation Area where the Corridor will end.^[3]

Biodiversity

Provisional list of species recorded in the reserve^[4] 

Updated from South African Biodiversity Database (http://www.biodiversity.co.za/) as species present on site on 2011/01/26

Mammals

1. Cryptomys hottentotus (Common Molerat)
2. Cynictis penicillata (Yellow Mongoose)
3. Dendromus melanotis (Grey Climbing Mouse)
4. Eptesicus capensis (Cape Serotine Bat)
5. Felis silvestris catus (Domestic cat)
6. Galerella pulverulenta (Small Grey Mongoose)
7. Genetta genetta (Smallspotted Genet)
8. Genetta tigrina (Large-spotted Genet)
9. Georychus capensis (Cape Molerat)
10. Hystrix africaeaustralis (Porcupine)
11. Lepus capensis (Cape Hare)
12. Lepus saxatilis (Scrub Hare)
13. Mus musculus (House Mouse)
14. Myosorex varius (Forest Shrew)
15. Otomys irroratus (Vlei Rat)
16. Otomys unisulcatus (Bush Karoo Rat)
17. Raphicerus campestris (Steenbok)
18. Raphicerus melanotis (Cape Grysbok)
19. Rattus rattus (House Rat)
20. Rhabdomys pumilio (Striped Mouse, Striped Field Mouse)
21. Sylvicapra grimmia (Common Duiker)
22. Tatera afra (Cape Gerbil)
23. Vulpes chama (Cape Fox)

Birds

1. Alopochen aegyptiacus (Egyptian Goose)
2. Anas capensis (Cape Teal)
3. Anas erythrorhyncha (Red-billed Teal)
4. Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
5. Anas smithii (Cape Shoveler)
6. Anas sparsa (African Black Duck)
7. Anas undulata (Yellow-billed Duck)
8. Anhinga rufa (African Darter)
9. Anthropoides paradiseus (Blue Crane)
10. Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron)
11. Ardea melanocephala (Black-headed Heron)
12. Ardea purpurea (Purple Heron)
13. Bostrychia hagedash (Hadeda Ibis)
14. Bubo africanus (Spotted Eagle-Owl)
15. Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret)
16. Burhinus vermiculatus (Water Thick-knee, Water Dikkop)
17. Ceryle rudis (Pied Kingfisher)
18. Charadrius tricollaris (Three-banded Plover)
19. Ciconia ciconia (White Stork)
20. Corvus albus (Pied Crow)
21. Egretta alba (Great Egret)
22. Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)
23. Egretta intermedia (Yellow-billed Egret)
24. Elanus caeruleus (Black-shouldered Kite)
25. Fulica cristata (Red-knobbed Coot)
26. Gallinula chloropus (Common Moorhen)
27. Haliaeetus vocifer (African Fish-Eagle)
28. Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged Stilt)
29. Larus dominicanus (Kelp Gull)
30. Larus hartlaubii (Hartlaub's Gull)
31. Milvus migrans (Black Kite, Yellow-billed Kite)
32. Motacilla capensis (Cape Wagtail)
33. Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned Night-Heron)
34. Oena capensis (Namaqua Dove)
35. Pelecanus onocrotalus (Great White Pelican)
36. Phalacrocorax africanus (Reed Cormorant)
37. Phalacrocorax capensis (Cape Cormorant)
38. Phalacrocorax lucidus (White-breasted Cormorant)
39. Platalea alba (African Spoonbill)
40. Plectropterus gambensis (Spur-winged Goose)
41. Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis)
42. Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe)
43. Podiceps nigricollis (Black-necked Grebe)
44. Porphyrio madagascariensis (African Purple Swamphen)
45. Prinia maculosa (Karoo Prinia)
46. Tachybaptus ruficollis (Little Grebe)
47. Thalassornis leuconotus (White-backed Duck)
48. Threskiornis aethiopicus (African Sacred Ibis)
49. Vanellus armatus (Blacksmith Lapwing, Blacksmith Plover)

Reptiles

1. Naja nivea (Cape Cobra)
2. Trachylepis capensis (Cape Skink)

Amphibians

1. Amietia fuscigula (Cape River Frog )

Alien species

1. Corvus splendens (Indian House Crow)

See also

• Cape Town
• City of Cape Town
• Rietvlei Wetland Reserve
• Biodiversity of Cape Town
• List of nature reserves in Cape Town
• Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
• Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
• Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland

References

1. ^ http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/EnvironmentalResourceManagement/Pages/default.aspx
2. ^ http://www.askaproperty.com/
3. ^ ^{a b} MLH architects & planners, 2007. FIFTH DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - PROPOSED FYNBOS CORRIDOR: IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES. Fynbos Corridor Guideline Document in accordance with the Subdivisional Approval issued by the City of Cape Town dated 07/12/2007.
4. ^ http://www.biodiversity.co.za/