Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area

Location

The Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area (MRCA) is situated to the east of the residential development known as Royal Ascot in Milnerton. To the east of the MRCA are the Gold Circle stables and horse training facilities, and beyond this the semi-industrial area of Montague Gardens. The MRCA is approximately 17.6ha in size and is divided into two portions, a northern area and a larger southern area. The two areas are physically separated - in the past by the horse racing track, and today by residential development. Historically, this now remnant natural veld would have been connected to the Rietvlei wetland complex.   Aerial photo (2005) showing northern (top right) and southern (center of pic) conservation areas.

The MRCA is one of the most important conservation areas in the Western Cape - read more about it:   » Biodiversity Value   » Management of the Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area   » MRCA News Snippets   » Burning the Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area   » Policy on Domestic Dogs & Cats   » Kikuyu encroachment from adjacent developments

Information about the MCA is sourced from a poster authored by Jeremy Keyser and Mandy Noffke of Planning in Balance and presented at the Fynbos Forum 2007; additional information by Niel van Wyk. All pictures of fauna and flora on these pages were taken in the Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area by Jeremy Keyser.