NAGENOEG 40km buite Jeffreysbaai l\u00ea die Van Stadens-natuurre-servaat soos \u2019n groen toegvlugsoord weerskante van die nasionale pad tussen die Van Stadenskop in die noorde en die kuslyn suidwaarts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In hierdie 600 hektaar groenig-heid kan inheemse plante, waaronder verskeie bedreigde spesies, vo\u00ebls en kleinwild onder bewaring gedy en besoekers kan dit daagliks gratis besoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToeriste van oral oor die w\u00eareld kom hierheen om die unieke plantegroei van di\u00e9 omgewing te besigtig,\u201d s\u00ea Goodman Mat\u00adsha, die reservaat se bestuurder. \u201cDie reservaat dien ook as \u2019n belangrike omgewings-navorsings-en opvoedkundige sentrum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n \u2019n Datsun Go sal deug<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis nie die soort reservaat waarvoor jy \u2019n bielie 4\u00d74 nodig het nie. Selfs \u2019n lughawe-huurkar of \u2019n Datsun Go sal deug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Reservaat se ingangshek het skaars in die truspie\u00ebltjie verdwyn voor jy die Blomhuis (Flower House) aan die linkerkant van die pad sal sien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hier kry jy \u2019n uitstalling van plantspesies met hulle korrekte name, sodat jy jou kennis van die inheemse plantegroei in die reservaat so bietjie kan verbeter. Kyk of jy dalk die plante in die reservaat kan eien. Teen die muur van die Blomhuis is daar ook plakkate gemonteer om mense bewus te maak van indringerplante, die grootste bedreiging vir die inheemse soorte en die negatiewe gevolge as die uitheemse plante nie verwyder sou word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Blomhuis is die spilpunt vir die stap- en ryroetes in die park. Jy kan hier parkeer en die park te voet of op \u2019n bergfiets langs een van die uitgemerkte roetes verken. Die 11 km-Van Stadens-sirkelroete is die langste hiervan en begin sommer by die Blomhuis. Dit sal jou sowat drie ure neem om te voltooi, as jy nie te veel langs die pad rus nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die nimf-roete begin kwalik \u2019n honderd meter verder, by die tweede verkeersirkel in die reservaat, en is \u2019n matige 3 km-roete. As jy \u2019n fikse stapper is, kan jy dit kombineer met die roete deur die inheemse woud. Op di\u00e9 roete kan jy verskeie uitsonderlike boomspesies soos die plaaslike Atalaya capensis of Kaapse kranses sien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 roetes is \u2019n goeie manier om die reservaat behoorlik te verken en om meer van die inheemse plantegroei te leer. Daar is oral plaatjies aan die bome met di\u00e9 se wetenskap-like- en noemname aangebring. Die fynbosroete en die damroete begin ook by die sirkel en is albei gemaklike staproetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die drie fietsry-roetes is in geel, blou en rooi gemerk, waarvan die 5 km-rooiroete die langste een is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al drie die roetes is hoofsaaklik op gelyke oppervlakte geskik vir oud en jong fietsryers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jy h\u00f3\u00e9f egter nie te stap of trap nie. Die grondpaaie in die reservaat is geskik vir enige motor en selfs die Datsun Go is hoog genoeg sodat die middelmannetjies op die grondpaaie nie eers ligweg teen die onderstel van die kar skuur nie. Ry maar net stadig. Die kans is groot dat \u2019n bokkie of skilpad die pad voor jou gaan oorsteek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n \u2019n Ware fee-paradys<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die arboretum, eens die kwekery in die reservaat en ook nou die tuiste van die oudste bome, is ook \u2019n kort staproete, maar die een is net 600 m lank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is \u2019n lekker roete om met die kleingoed te gaan stap. Allerlei vreemde sampioene groei teen die stukke boombas, en oral is goggas, vlinders en vo\u00ebltjies by die waterbakke om dop te hou, net die regte plek om jou verbeelding te laat gaan en heerlike sprokies-verhale op te dis, \u2019n ware fee-paradys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die 4 km-rivierroete wat ook eerder vir fikse stappers geskik is, begin net voor die arboretum en volg die kontoere van die steil hellings tot by die Van Stadensrivier. As hoogtevrees en swak knie\u00eb jou nie opkeil nie, kan jy ook die paadjie teen die kant van die kloof gaan stap, vanwaar jy \u2019n goeie uitsig oor die Van Stadensbrug het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Onder die imposante boogbrug kan jy asem skep voordat jy weer die pad boontoe aandurf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die vo\u00eblskuiling by die dam aan die noordwestelike kant van die nimfroete is ook \u2019n gawe uitspanplek en jy kan boonop tot baie naby ry en dan net \u2019n kort entjie stap tot hier. Die skuiling is toepaslik gedoop Crow\u2019s Nest, omdat dit van allerlei optelmateriaal gebou is. Dis die handewerk van die Vriende van Van Stadens wat al sedert 2007 in oorleg met die munisipaliteit gewaardeerde bydraes maak om die reservaat in stand te hou. Die eerste twee vo\u00eblskuilings is in 2016 en weer in 2017 tydens die brande in die re-servaat verwoes. Die geweldige brand in 2017 het die Longmorewoud sowel as die hele Van Stadens-reservaat verwoes en daar is steeds tekens daarvan in die reservaat te sien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die vrywilligers van die Vriende van Van Stadens het telkens gesorg dat die vo\u00eblskuiling weer uit die as verrys. Van die hier af het jy \u2019n lieflike uitsig oor die dam en die Lady Slipper-kop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar is ongeveer 170 vo\u00eblspesies in die reservaat, waaronder die rooibors- en bosjakkalsvo\u00ebls, kroon- en dwergarende en edel- en swerfvalke. Bring \u2019n fles koffie of tee saam om die gewag net soveel aangenamer te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Omdat die Vriende van Van Stadens nie geldelike steun van die munisipaliteit kry nie, hou die groep, gewoonlik in Oktober, \u2019n jaarlikse plantverkoping in die reservaat. Die plante wat dan te koop is, is deur die vrywilligers self gekweek en kom nie uit die reservaat nie. Dit is verbode om enige plante of diere uit die reservaat te verwyder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tydens die plantverkoping is daar ook vermaak soos \u2019n bergfiets-wedren en stalletjies wat snuisterye en eet- en drinkgoed verkoop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 geldinsameling het al gesorg vir genoeg fondse en \u2019n sementmenger om herstelwerk aan die park te doen en ook vir sitplek in die braaiarea. Die braaiplek is in \u2019n be-skutte deel gebou om te verhoed dat die veld per ongeluk aan die brand gesteek word, maar as jy hier \u2019n tjoppie op die kole wil gooi, moet jy vooraf toestemming verkry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Pak jou piekniekmandjie<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pak liewers \u2019n piekniekmandjie met gekookte eiers, koue vleis en \u2019n paar toebroodjies en \u2019n kombers en mik vir een van die vier piekniekplekke aan die bokant van die groot sirkelroete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jy kan di\u00e9 piekniekplekke te voet of per motor bereik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
By een van die piekniekplekke is daar \u2019n outentieke Afrika-hut met \u2019n beskrywing daarby wat die gebruik daarvan verduidelik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Rol jou moue op<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om die reservaat ten volle te waar-deer gaan meer as een dag of een besoek verg. Maak dus vroegtydig \u2019n nota in jou dagboek vir die volgende langnaweek of Oktobermaand se plantverkoping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of beter nog, sluit aan by die Vriende van Van Stadens, rol jou moue op, woon die maandelikse byeenkoms by en spring daadwerklik in om te help om indringerplante te verwyder en instandhoudingsta-kies te verrig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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