Mushrooms and Fun(gi) at Grootbos
Winter in the Cape means one thing - mushroom season!
This week at the Grootbos Foundation, we’re taking a closer look at something special found in our forests, bark bling!
These little treasures growing on tree bark may look like jewellery, but they’re actually lichens, mosses, and fungi. Each one plays an important role in the ecosystem, helping trees stay healthy and providing food and shelter for tiny creatures.
Keep your eyes open next time you’re in the forest, you never know what beautiful details you might spot on the bark!
Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...
View ProfileXplorio is your local connection allowing you to find anything and everything about a town.
Read MoreWinter in the Cape means one thing - mushroom season!
Did you know Grootbos Foundation has a curated insect collection of over 60,000 pinned specimens?
Camera traps take photographs of secret animals as they go about their private lives.
Winter in the Cape, with its cooler temperatures and steady rainfall, offers the perfect climate for spores to germinate.
The Earth Rangers group from Laerskool Gansbaai had a fun and educational field trip to Grootbos!