SHARALINE

WESTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA

HOTTENSTOT HOLLAND MOUNTAINS

SHARALINE FARM IS INCLUDED IN THE THEEWATERS CONSERVANCY AND IS ADJACENT TO THE HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND NATURE RESERVE SITUATED IN THE RUSBOS AREA BETWEEN GRABOUW, FRANSCHHOEK AND VILLIERSDORP EXTENDING OVER 395 Ha.

THE TITLE DEED REGISTRATION IS "PORTION 2 OF LOSKOP 22". WE NAMED THE PROPERTY "SHARALINE", A COMBINATION OF CAROLINE AND SHANNON

SHARALINE OVERLOOKS THE THEEWATERSKLOOF DAM AND HAS MANY UNIQUE AND ENDANGERED BOTANICAL SPECIES.

FAUNA REINTRODUCED TO THE AREA ARE THE RED HARTEBEEST, BONTEBOK, ELAND AND CAPE MOUNTAIN ZEBRA.

THE RUSBOS WETLANDS IS A NATIONAL HERITAGE SITE, THERE IS LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE WETLAND SITES.

THE RESERVE SUPPORTS MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS.

THE RUSBOS AREA IS THE LAST OF THE LOWLAND FYNBOS IN THE HOTTENS HOLLAND NATURE RESERVE AND IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A UNIQUE BIO-GEOGRAPHIC CENTRE TO WHICH MANY PLANT SPECIES ARE RESTRICTED. THERE ARE MANY SPECIES THAT ARE LISTED AS EITHER RARE, VULNERABLE, RESTRICTED OR INDETERMINATE IN THE RED DATA BOOKS ON MAMMALS, FISH, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND BIRDS THAT OCCUR IN THE AREA. THE AREA IS POTENTIALLY A CORE AREA TO BECOME AN IMPORTANT BIOSPHERE RESERVE.