The Wildebeest's guide to South Africa

Devon

Afrikaans name: Devon

Devon

Devon

Photo © Johan van Zyl

Devon is a village situated on the eastern border of the Gauteng province. It is named after the English county which is where the surveyor who laid out the town originally came from.

The grasslands near Devon are home to some threatened species of birds and have been declared an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area. Large flocks of Blue Cranes arrive in the area in winter. Other species of interest are Blue Korhaan, Secretarybird, Black Harrier and Blackwinged Pratincole.

What is there to do in and around Devon?



Farmers Association Hall

Farmers Association Hall

Photo © Johan van Zyl

Old tractors

Old tractors outside a workshop

Photo © Johan van Zyl

Devon shops

A collection of shops in Devon

Photo © Johan van Zyl

Cosmos

Cosmos flowers line the fields near Devon

Photo © Johan van Zyl

References and further reading

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