Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary

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Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary
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Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary, Somerset West
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Location Somerset West, South Africa
Coordinates 34°05′56″S18°49′23″E / 34.09889°S 18.82306°E / -34.09889; 18.82306 Coordinates: 34°05′56″S18°49′23″E / 34.09889°S 18.82306°E / -34.09889; 18.82306
Area10 ha (25 acres)

Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary is a 10 hectares (25 acres) reserve in Strand, South Africa.

This isolated bird sanctuary is located near the estuary of the Lourens River . It used to be the site of a waste water treatment works but is now protected within the Lourens River Protected Natural Environment. It is managed by the nearby Helderberg Nature Reserve with help from the Somerset West Bird Club, and it is now a habitat for a great many water birds. [1]

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References

  1. "City of Cape Town Nature Reserves. Free Booklet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.