New bird hide draws many nature lovers to Marloth Park
The holiday town celebrated the festive season with the opening of a new bird hide.
Situated on Olifants Drive, the hide overlooks Gruispan, a former gravel pit that has been rehabilitated by the Marlothii Conservancy and maintained as a wetland.
The hide was designed with lesser mobile members of the community in mind. The Marlothii Conservancy always felt that everyone should be able to experience the beauty of Marloth’s nature sights and animals.
Having cut the ribbon, Angela Bryson, a prominent resident of Marloth Park, led approximately 40 people along the access track to enjoy refreshments at the hide itself, where the head municipal ranger, Elfas Mahori, helped the project leader, Christina Dwyer, to cut the cake.
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Addressing the people, the conservancy vice chair Murray Broad thanked the municipality for supporting the project and the scores of individuals and businesses who had donated money, materials, skills and labour to make the hide a success.
“The tremendous response to our bird hide appeal shows what can be achieved in Marloth Park when the community pulls together around a practical project,” he said.
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