Botlierskop is blessed with vast and diverse plant communities including woodlands, coastal fynbos, mountain fynbos and renosterveld. The Moordkuil River, a tributary to the Little Brak River, runs through the reserve and adds to the diversity of habitats for the large number of animal species and a phenomenal birdlife.

A rich diversity of bird species is found within the different macro and micro- eco-systems. The plant species that can be seen in fynbos areas includes: proteas, ericas, restios and geophytes and provides an ideal plant cover, ensuring a good supply of clean water from mountain catchments.


SOIL & ROCK ART

The northern part of the reserve is mainly gneissic granite and granodiorite and albitite. The central and south eastern part consists of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and clay and the south western part is quartz sandstone and quartzitic.

Rock art can be seen at Botlierskop hill. The sandstone is not the best substrate for rock art and we are very fortunate that this 2000 year old art survived this long.

Humans moved up and down on the coastline with the changing of the sea levels. Most of this area was actually under the sea. The sea retreated and advanced several times and created a whole lot of dunes and dune cordons. Some of those dune cordons, formed when the sea was further out, are now off shore.