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Our Stories

Featherbed is not only about the experiences we offer. Our story is much richer: deeply entrenched in the history of the greater Knysna area, infused by our passion for and commitment to conservation, driven by our love for people - our customers and staff.

Featherbed’s Milkwood Trees

Jun 172 min read

Featherbed’s Milkwood Trees

Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme (aMasethole or white milkwood, Afrikaans: wit-melkhout)....

The Geology of Featherbed Nature Reserve

Jan 274 min read

The Geology of Featherbed Nature Reserve

Have you ever wondered how the Knysna heads came into existence? We asked a geologist, and this is what we learned....

Seed Balls

Nov 30, 202317 min read

Seed Balls

Our biochar seedballs are designed to help supplement the seed stock that survived in the soil after the Knysna fires of 2017....

Passing the Bar with mariner, coxswain, and shipwright, John Benn.

Nov 23, 20235 min read

Passing the Bar with mariner, coxswain, and shipwright, John Benn.

Visitors to Knysna are familiar with The John Benn, a double-decker floating restaurant offering daily Lagoon cruises to the Knysna Heads.

Featherbed co. supports Knysna Seahorse research

Jul 15, 20232 min read

Featherbed co. supports Knysna Seahorse research

Tales of seahorses are almost always filled with magical wonder and until you see one for yourself, it is easy to believe that these...

The story of a Coelacanth, a man, and Featherbed Nature Reserve…. (and it is not a fish story!)

Jul 2, 20233 min read

The story of a Coelacanth, a man, and Featherbed Nature Reserve…. (and it is not a fish story!)

The story of a Coelacanth, a man, and Featherbed Nature Reserve…. (and it is not a fish story!) The oldest known coelacanth fossils are over

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