Friends of Tokai Park

Friends of Tokai Park

Cape Town, South Africa

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateHeritageCommunity developmentTax-deductible donations
Community organisationLocal reach1,450 volunteers
Profile last updated: May 8, 2026

About

Friends of Tokai Park is a community organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, heritage +1 more.

Friends of Tokai Park is a community-based, WESSA-affiliated Friends group and registered Public Benefit Organisation in Cape Town, South Africa. It works to restore and conserve the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos and Peninsula Granite Fynbos at Tokai Park, a key biodiversity hotspot. Its volunteers carry out invasive alien clearing, restoration planting and fire-management support, and the group runs guided walks, guest talks, citizen science and community outreach. It also promotes the park as a recreational gateway to Table Mountain National Park and works to connect urban communities with local biodiversity, heritage and safety. The organisation is run by a volunteer committee and receives grant funding for restoration and education projects.

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Organisation type

Community organisation

Charity number

930066728

Members

1,450

Focus areas

fynbos restorationinvasive alien clearingbiodiversityTokai ParkWESSAcitizen science

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateHeritageCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Volunteer programmesCommunity programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Alien hacking (invasive alien clearing)

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Nature & Wildlife conservation · South Africa

Regular volunteer events hand-pulling, lopping and felling invasive alien plants to restore Cape Flats Sand Fynbos at Tokai Park.

Tokai Biodiversity Gateway Project

Nature & Wildlife conservation · South Africa

Promotes Tokai Park as a recreational gateway to Table Mountain National Park while conserving its critically endangered fynbos and biodiversity corridor.

Guided walks and night walks

Environment & Climate · South Africa

Guided spring botanical, mushroom, reptile and night walks through Tokai Park for community education and recreation.

Countries of operation

South Africa

Funding & support

Volunteers

1,450

Funded by

GrantsIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

WESSA

Partnerships

SANParks, City of Cape Town, SANBI

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