G.E.E.S.E: Glencairn Education & Environmental Support Enthusiasts
![湿地: May be on an official protection list, as wetlands are important habitats and useful for water cleaning and protection from storm surges. May be natural, reconstructed or artificial. 湿地](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_64.gif)
![公共森林/自然区域: Natural Reserve, National Parks, Regional Parks, other parks and public forests, even private land that has been set aside for conservation. Balance your emphasis of forests with parklands to discourage the over-use of natural areas. 公共森林/自然区域](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_73.gif)
![鸟类 & 野生动物 观赏: Place to view animals in the wild. Officially recognized or locally-known sites could be accompanied by guidelines for viewing without harm, and details on the species you might see. May include organizations or wildlife centers that help protect animals. 鸟类 & 野生动物 观赏](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_90.gif)
![遛狗: Designated place where dogs can be taken off their leashes and play, usually in city parks. May be ecologically designed or have problems associated with animal waste. 遛狗](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_102.gif)
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GEESE is the acronym for Glencairn Education & Environmental Support Enthusiasts, and we are a group of people who are passionate about our vlei (valley) through which runs the River Els (Else) on its way into False Bay off the Cape Peninsula.
At times it seeps through a wetland (which was caused by man), only to form a river as it flows out into the sea, with water in it nearly all the year round. The wetland was caused by the rail and road bridges over the Els River being built in the early 1900s on the Simon’s Town side of Glencairn Beach/Els Bay. This prevented the sea from flowing naturally and tidally up the river.
The wetland was declared a Nature Conservation Area by John Wiley, then MP for Simon’s Town, as is recorded on a rock where the Glen Road crosses the Els. There are a number of paths round the wetland, some being used by workers going to and from work, and all of them by walkers, many with their dogs.
We have two pans with different characteristics: the top one is the home of Moorhens who have raised two clutches this season, three lots of chicks in each, and the bottom, nearer the sea, is home for the Coots. There should be many more birds but there are two busy roads on either side which are inhibiting factors.
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