Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve
| Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve | |
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| Formerly "Royal Ascot Conservation Area" | |
 Location of Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve
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| Location | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°51′37″S 18°30′30″E / 33.86015°S 18.50823°ECoordinates: 33°51′37″S 18°30′30″E / 33.86015°S 18.50823°E |
| Area | 19 hectares (0.19 km2) |
| Governing body | City of Cape Town |
| http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/environmentalresourcemanagement/Pages/default.aspx | |
The Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve is a lowland conservation area located in the City of Cape Town, South Africa.
It forms part of the greater Table Bay Nature Reserve, proclaimed in June 2012.
The Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve, formerly also known as Royal Ascot Conservation Area, is situated in Royal Ascot, Cape Town, South Africa. It consists of the land inside the tracks of the former Milnerton Racecourse and is now managed by the City of Cape Town's Environmental Resource Management Department.
The land inside the track of the Milnerton Racecourse has remained relatively untouched by development as well as free of invasive alien plants due to the removal of tall alien trees that would obstruct views of the running horses.
The Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve comprises two non-contiguous natural areas separated and surrounded by the up-market residential development of Royal Ascot. The management of these two areas resides with the City of Cape Town as the landowner. This is accomplished through the Environmental Management Committee which comprises several stakeholders including the Royal Ascot Master Property Owners Association and Gold Circle (owners of the Milnerton Racecourse). The Environmental Management Committee is responsible for the implementation of the Environmental Management System.
The Environmental Management Committee was established as a condition of the approval of the application for rezoning of the Milnerton Racecourse land (Erf 25939) from Private Open Space to Sub-divisional Area, by the local authority, City of Cape Town: Blaauwberg Administration in terms of the Land Use Planning Ordinance No 15 of 1985 and by the Department of Environmental and Cultural Affairs and Sport in terms of the Environmental Conservation Act No 73 of 1989. The subdivided erf 25939 is now known as the Royal Ascot Development.
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