Fish Ahoy! That's what the Giant Kingfisher thinks when he visits the Giant's View Estate. With almost 1 km of Mooi River frontage to feed from - he is spoilt for choice. Now which branch shall I perch on? Giant's View Estate borders one side of...
The atmosphere at Giants View Do you love the mountains?Peace and quiet, serenity, calm, the taste of possibility.Wind blowing, birds chirping watching the clouds go by.Greenfields, the distant sound of a lawnmower.A patchwork of waving grass in the sun, like a Mexican wave, as far as...
Our vision at Giant's View Estate has always been to create a development that celebrates the outdoor environment and gives buyers the opportunity to enjoy to the fullest the country lifestyle and the beauty that the area has to offer. This is why our development...
On Sunday the 7th of May the Rosetta Nottingham Road (RNR) Conservancy hosted a fantastic trail running and mountain biking race at the Springvale Farm in Rosetta. It was a fabulous family day out with young and old getting stuck into the various trail running and mountain...
If you have spent any time at all in the KZN Midlands you will know the value of having a camera at hand, there is so much beauty all around and those special scenes can pop along at any time. If you walk in the...
One of my greatest personal pleasures is the abundance of wildflowers to be seen in the Little ‘Berg and Midlands in spring and summer. Even winter in the Little ‘Berg has its special blossoms: the golden Leonotis, blood flowers (Haemanthus) and Natal bottlebrush sheltering near...
The Natal Midlands is quite a well-known destination for fly-fishing, perhaps not quite as much as Dullstroom in Mpumalanga, though there is no reason why this should be the case. There is a large range of venues and locations in the Midlands, enough to satisfy...
The Serval, according to the guide books, is apparently a completely nocturnal animal. Yet as with all books there are exceptions and the Giant’s View Serval have been seen on numerous occasions during the day. On one such occasion while lounging on the porch and...
The Midlands used to have plenty of cranes flying in its skies and visiting the numerous wetlands in the area. Unfortunately with the advent of powerlines, and the depletion of viable wetlands the numbers have increasingly dropped. Thankfully the KZN Crane Foundation opened recently with...
As Africa’s largest rodent it has successfully adapted to a wide range of habitats, even braving the cold Rosetta winter nights to forage for tasty roots, sometimes feasting on the neighboring farmers crops. It has thus inherited the dubious title of ‘pest’ although if witnessed...