Delta Environmental Centre

24/06/2026

🐍 REPTILE TALK & LIVE ANIMAL ENCOUNTER,SAVE THE DATE🐢

Get ready for an exciting afternoon of fascinating facts, myth-busting and up-close encounters with amazing reptiles!

📅 Saturday, 1 August 2026
⏰ 14:00 – 16:00
📍 Delta Environmental Centre, Delta Park

🎟 Tickets:
Adults – R150
Children – R100
Pensioners – R120
Family of 4 – R400

Suitable for the whole family!

19/06/2026

A little behind-the-scenes look at the transformation underway at the Delta Environmental Centre!

Our first pond is getting the deep clean it deserves, laying the foundation for something truly special. Once cleared, it will be repaired, waterproofed, and brought back to life with beautiful aquatic plants, fish and a thriving ecosystem.

These ponds are more than just a feature of the Centre—they are living classrooms that support our environmental education programmes, allowing learners and visitors to discover aquatic biodiversity, water ecosystems, and the importance of healthy wetlands. They also provide valuable habitat for insects, frogs, birds, and other wildlife that contribute to the rich biodiversity of Delta Park.

This is just the beginning—stay tuned as we bring this space back to life! 🌱🦆🐸

16/06/2026

🌟 Youth Day 2026 🌟

This Youth Day, we celebrate young people who are stepping forward as leaders, innovators, and environmental champions.

Through hands-on learning, teamwork, and problem-solving opportunities, youth are gaining the skills and confidence needed to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

The future is in capable hands when we empower young people to learn, lead, and take action.

Happy Youth Day to all the young change-makers making a difference every day!

05/06/2026

29/05/2026

Owl update - 29 May 2026: Signs of action . . . . and a close shave!

Yesterday evening, I was down in the car park next to the Centre to check whether the owls had started mating yet. They have been duetting at dusk for over two weeks now, and there also have been signs that the male has been visiting the nest box - trying to entice the female to start!

Both of these behaviours are typical of the start of the new breeding season, but when they start mating, egg-laying is usually not too far off.

The male was on the window ledge next to the Evergreen Oak, and the female was on the back corner of the GoldFields Centre - calling back-and-forth for over thirty minutes. The male then flew up to the nest box . . and a pair of Black Sparrowhawks appeared out of nowhere. They had obviously seen the male, and the female sparrowhawk landed on the parapet just above the nestbox (where the male was sheltering), while the male sparrowhawk perched up in the Blue Gum behind the Centre.
Both owls wisely stayed put, and eventually the sparrowhawks moved off towards the Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary. The owls will need to keep their eyes open!

By Geoff Lockwood

14/05/2026

Delta Environmental Centre at Yebo Gogga 2026. 13-17 May 2026 at Oppenheimer Life Sciences Building at the University of the Witwatersrand

22/04/2026

This Earth Day 2026, we’re taking action!

Delta Environmental Centre and Mimecast Johannesburg joined forces to remove Verbena, an invasive alien plant threatening grasslands.
By restoring the land, we’re protecting precious water resources, reducing risk to wildlife and safeguarding indigenous biodiversity.
Together, we’re making Earth Day count.

11/04/2026

The owl talk by Geoff Lockwood ....