Friends of Doringkloof Spruit

Here is a little bit of feedback from the recent City Nature Challenge and it shows the power of "Citizen Science"...... Click here to read the article.  City Challange teams

October 24th -27th: Great Southern Bioblitz.  See the attached posters for information on how to download the iNaturalist app and what to record.  You are invited to participate from wherever you are.  The Doringkloof Spruit is the ideal place to do this – let's put...

Hi FODS members, Remember that we took part in this challenge last year as a FODS group. While we were a small group, we logged a significant number of species in just a small section of the spruit. Here below is the first notice of the 2025 challenge: Dear Leaders of...

Good morning Friends THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PAID THEIR FODS SUBS FOR 2025!!  YOUR VOUCHERS WILL BE PRINTED SOON. I am forwarding this letter I sent to various role players recently as a reminder of how FODS came about and what our role in Doringkloof is. We...

FODS Activity List Q1 2025

🐸 Dear Friends, Friends of Doringkloof Spruit – AGM – to be held on 19 October 2024. TIME: 10:00 to 12:00. GUEST SPEAKER: Alexander from the City of Tshwane – “My life in conservation”. VENUE: Irene Environmental Depot, 13 Stopford Road, Irene Security Estate,...

Hello Friends Please see the attached poster for the bioblitz happening all over the southern hemisphere! You can participate as a citizen scientist from your garden or wherever you may be spending the weekend. It is a lot of fun to see all the posts and also have...

Hello Friends A quick reminder for those members who are not on our WhatsApp group. WHAT: Bird walks with Jared. When: Sunday 25th February @ 5pm WHERE: Meet at Glover Ave bird hide PARKING available off Glover Avenue bridge Bring your binoculars! We look forward to...

Good day Friends We had a great turnout on Saturday 11th November for the big Doringkloof clean-up on the corner of Limpopo and Botha Avenue.  As the main entrance to both Doringkloof and Lyttelton, the mess was not very welcoming. Twenty-three residents from...

Good afternoon, Friends We held our FoDS AGM last Saturday at the Irene Nature Conservation office.  Thanks to everyone who attended.  It was great that Alexander Heunis, our new nature conservation officer for this area, was able to join us. Many thanks to Mary-Ann...

🐸 Dear Friends, REMINDER: Friends of Doringkloof Spruit – AGM – to be held on 21 October 2023. Final details will be sent tomorrow. TIME: 10:00 to 12:00. GUEST SPEAKER: Mary-Anne Costello – topic to be confirmed. VENUE: Irene Environmental Depot, 13 Stopford Road,...

  A TRIBUTE TO – MARION MENGELL I was shocked and saddened when I read the message on St Martin’s Church WhatsApp group that Marion had passed away on 25th July 2023. In 2007 when the crime was getting out of hand and criminals were escaping along the Spruit,...

Thanks again so much to Hencke from 🦎Tshwane Nature Conservation 🐝 for taking the time to educate young and old in Doringkloof about the importance of snakes 🐍 in the environment, how their body’s work, diet, and most importantly what to do when you encounter a snake....