Celebrating a Year of Entrepreneurial Growth
Soaking up a nature experience this week was the group of entrepreneurs from the 2025/26 programme...
On 4 April 2024, we invited local press and media for an informative Open Day. They got to walk through the beautiful milkwood forest - a vital part of Grootbos, named for its 'large forest' of fynbos vegetation. We shared our important programs and initiatives focused on preserving nature and helping communities.

The beautiful Hannarie Wenhold Botanical Gallery is the home of the Florilegium art collection and office of the Florilegium Team. A tour of the gallery was included to see how art is used as a tool for conservation.

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai dedicated to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom while uplifting the communities that call it home. The foundation protects over 22,200 hectares of fynbos and biodiversity across Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay...
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Another hockey player, Luvo Moss, has been called up to play for the Boland Under-18 Inter-Provincial Tournament...
Prof. Aleksei Oskolski (UJ) and Alexander Zavialov visited Grootbos to study the parasitic plant Mystropetalon thomii
The parting shot this week is actually in two parts taken across the landscape today, which was a glorious winter's day.
This bushbuck skull in the veld is a reminder of the full ecosystem of creatures that make up a healthy fynbos environment.
What's under the microscope this week? It's a fly which, unexpectedly, was the starting inspiration behind the creation of a superhero...