Landscaping Report June 2024
Landscaping Reports Transforming our Environment Our irrigation team from WS Irrigation, undertook the first phase of our pipeline upgrade along Parade Ring Road...Our rainfall for May was only 4mm, versus the 140mm from may 2023. To date our annual rain fall...
Conservation Wise Milnerton Racecourse April – June 2024
Conservation Wise Conserving Biodiversity for Future Generations On the 3rd of April 2024, an ecological burn was successfully conducted at the Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area...Our annual Grysbok relocation aims to manage the population within the...
Landscaping Report May 2024
Landscaping Reports Transforming our Environment The past months have seem some new planting, clearing of beds on Parade Ring Road, delivery of wood chip and fertilizer...The main irrigation line in Parade Ring Road has been giving some issues, and this work...
Conservation Wise Milnerton Racecourse January – March 2024
Conservation Wise Conserving Biodiversity for Future Generations There has been a notable increase in domestic cat activity across the reserve...The Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area predominantly comprises Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, a vegetation type...
Landscaping Report July – Sept 2023
Landscaping Reports Transforming our Environment As per rainfall data shared from the Environmental Management Committee, we are having the highest rainfall in over 20 years in the Western Cape...Thanks to our efforts in using all our organic waste to create...
Conservation Wise July – September 2023
Conservation Wise Conserving Biodiversity for Future Generations Lwandile spotted a moth with striking shades of brown and black, something they hadn't seen before in the reserve. Intrigued, they decided to identify it...the Milnerton Sea Scout Cubs embarked on...
Conservation Wise April – June 2023
Conservation Wise Conserving Biodiversity for Future Generations The iNaturalist City Nature Challenge (CNC) was hosted at MRCA (both northern and southern sections) on the 28th and 29th April 2023. It was an opportunity for MRCA to showcase its indigenous...
Landscaping Report January – May 2023
Landscaping Reports Transforming our Environment Four years ago our precinct was a dust bowl after the droughts. The lower retention ponds had a big clear out of all the overgrowth of bush that had turned this area into a haven for vagrants of all types.Four...
Landscaping Report August 2021
The month of August has flown by! In the last week of the month, we currently stand at 33mm of rain so far, with the rest of the week showing a forecast of a cold front which should increase that tally. [pdf-embedder...
Conservation Wise April – June 2021
Conservation Wise Conserving Biodiversity for Future GenerationsFire management involves reconciling ecological appropriate fire frequencies by burning in the correct season to mimic summer fires and at a veld age that supports biodiversity...In preparation of the...
Landscaping Report July 2021
The other big cleanup project that started last month, and continued through July, was at the 3rd retention pond.
Landscaping Report June 2021
With Winter upon us we can once again be grateful for the wonderful rain. We had 90mm last month, and almost 50mm so far this month. Our irrigation has been halted for the winter period. [pdf-embedder...
Landscaping Report May 2021
This month got off to a rather panicked start, when Rampoa received a notification from a resident about a sewerage spill into our retention pond between Birkdale Village and Ascot Terraces, early on Monday the 3rd. Immediate inspection and follow up showed that the...
Landscaping Report April 2021
Well, it seems that the heat of the Summer has finally given way to more cooler, windless days as we head into Autumn. [pdf-embedder url="https://royalascot.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/April-Landscaping-Report-.pdf" title="Royal Ascot Landscaping Report...
Conservation Wise January – March 2021
Conservation Wise Conserving Biodiversity for Future Generations Milnerton Racecourse Section of Table Bay Nature Reserve (MRC) conserves the Critically Endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, which is largely endemic to Cape Town...Cape Flats Sand Fynbos is a...
Conservation Wise, October – December 2020
Conservation Wise Conserving Biodiversity for Future Generations The annual spring walk 2020 took place on the 3rd and 4th of October, with a total of 25 guests...The 1st Milnerton SeaScout Cubs visited MRC on 20 November, where they were taught about alien...
Quarterly Environmental Report / September 2020
We hope you enjoy the new quarterly report that refers to all activities within our reserve areas[pdf-embedder...
Spring Walk 2019
Join our reserve Manager, Hester Pentz, on the 15th, 16th and 18th September 2019 at 12:00 for a guided walk through the Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve and see the flourishing beauty of our local Sandveld Fynbos. For further info contact Hester...
Quarterly Reports
The change of season brings with it an abundance of new floral growth in our northern and southern Reserve area. For those residents that have never taken a walk around the Northern area, I suggest you put your walking boots on and get outdoors to see the abundant...
Spring Walk 2018
The Milnerton Racecourse Annual Spring walks this year will be held on 22 and 23 September. Secure your spot now to experience a guided walk through this unique and critically endangered habitat. A total of 329 indigenous plant species have been recorded in the...
Quarterly Report. Jan-March 2018
Race Course Reserve Upgrades
After 2 years of to-and-fro'ing, things are finally starting to happen! As you may, or may not be aware, Kenilworth Racing are undertaking a big upgrade, which will ultimately involve the refacing of the stables on the Koeberg Road side, as well as the upgrade of...
Ward 4 By Elections
IMPORTANT NOTICE Dear Residents, Please note that the IEC have now formally confirmed the following, after the termination of Cllr Tando Jafta as the elected Ward 4 Councillor in the 2016 Local General Election, held 03/08/2016. Ward 4 By-Election will now take place...
Our struggling Dams.
Dear Residents, As you may be aware by now, our dams in the precinct are all struggling with their lowest levels yet. At last months RAMPOA Exco meeting this issue was raised along with the need to relocate the fish in the lower pond who at that point had very little...
Royal Ascot Fibre is LIVE!
Well folks, it appears that the long wait is finally over., at least for most of us. As of the 22 November 2016, 2/3rds of the precinct went live. This corresponds with the purple overlays on the Telkom map visual provided. The light pink parts are unfortunately not...
Chairmans Report 2016
Last nights RAMPOA AGM (15/11/16), held at the Milnerton Library Auditorium was well attended and sported the fruits of a well run precinct for 2016. The budget is looking healthy, with only a 5% increase on the year aheads levies. The gardens and surrounds are...
Spring Walk 2016
To all residents and friends, The City of Cape Town’s Table Bay Nature Reserve has the pleasure of inviting you to the annual Spring Flower Walks held at Milnerton Racecourse. A total of 259 plant species have been recorded in this area and most of these species...
Holiday Eggstravaganza Programme at the Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve
A School Holiday Programme at MRC, Table bay nature reserve, Royal Ascot 7 July 2016 From 09:00 – 13:00 For kids aged between 8 and 12 Booking is essential due to limited spaces being available. For bookings contact Elzette Krynauw at ,...
Cape Grysbok Drive count 2016.
A Cape grysbok drive count was held on 16 April. Fifteen members of the public, 3 high school students, 6 CPUT students and 4 UNISA students assisted with the count. 22 Cape grysbok were counted, including 17 females, 3 males and 2 juveniles. The City’s fauna...
The Island Deck.
For those of you that have not ventured too far from the front door recently, you may not have had the time to notice that we have acquired a new balau deck on the centre island of the Northern pond and recreation area, that hugs the boundary fence of Arena North....