Read about the open spaces available to the public in Pinelands.
Contact: parks@pinelandsratepayers.co.za
Resources
- Mowing and Spring Readiness areas – August 2025
- CoCT Green Infrastructure Network – September 2022
- CoCT Green Infrastructure Best Practice (Trees) – June 2020
Pages
- Don’t blame the wildflowersDid you know that there are only 3 approved “grow – don’t mow” areas in Pinelands. The rest of Pinelands, including the parks and verges should be mowed regularly, according to the Dept of Parks and Recreation’s mowing schedule. Unfortunately, this year there has been a tender dispute which has caused the delay in mowing… Read more: Don’t blame the wildflowers
- Adopt a Tree#AdoptATree In May we held our 3rd #AdoptATree event and planted 70 trees. The weather celebrated our planting by bringing us sunshine and a perfect mid-winter day. As with our previous tree plantings, we were warmed and encouraged by friends and community members who came to plant trees on behalf of adopters who couldn’t be present. … Read more: Adopt a Tree
- Protection of Trees in the HPOZALL trees in Pinelands HPOZ are protected, and an application must be made to cut down trees. As with other laws, people may not always be aware of the restrictions that apply or may simply flout the law, and what has happened at 74 Forest Drive, for example, is the result. PROCESS TO GET AN… Read more: Protection of Trees in the HPOZ