What is an IBA? Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas form part of an International programme implemented by Birdlife International partners. IBA’s protect and conserve not just birds, but the habitats that support them and in so doing, also protect the plants, insects, reptiles and mammals in the area.
The Maitland – Gamtoos Coast IBA is a stretch of coastal dune field that extends 23 km from the Gamtoos River mouth to the Maitland River mouth. It is 0.75 km wide and covers approximately 1 800 ha in total. The extensive coastal dune fields of the area consist primarily of open sand and a series of dune slacks, inter-dune hollows and depressions between dunes. Coastal dune herbland grows along the coast and is colonised by Arctotheca populifolia, Stipagrostis zeyheri, Suaeda maritima and Passerina rigida. Patches of grassland lie adjacent to the herbland. In stable dunes, thicket vegetation comprising several forest precursor tree species is found. Exotic Acacia and Eucalyptus species also occur.
To get to the final destination for this Multi cache you will need to go to GZ and do a calculation of the telephone numbers given on the Info Board.
Number left = South Number right = East S33 59.(?????????? = ?? + 323) E025 18.(?????????? = ?? + 18)