by admin | Dec 29, 2011 | News
The Friends of Queens Park Bushland held a night stalk on 26 November 2011. The light to attract moths and beetles was set up and left to do its work while we went searching for other critters. As usual, there were spiders galore. Most impressive was the Orb...
by admin | Dec 27, 2011 | News
Striated Pardalotes, Pardalotus striatus, have started nesting again in the hole in the culvert near Welshpool Rd in Black Creek Reserve. On Saturday, 3 September 2011, two birds were seen taking dry grass into the hole. The following day both birds entered the hole...
by admin | Dec 26, 2011 | News
A strange object was dug up while weeding in late August 2011. When first uncovered, it looked like the top of a button mushroom that you would buy from the shop to eat. However, on digging further, there...
by admin | Dec 25, 2011 | News
28 August 2011 saw 10 people get together for weeding and rubbish collecting in the piece of bushland at the corner of Gibbs and Elizabeth Street, East Cannington. As you can see from the photographs, several bags and weeds were removed and we all left feeling very...
by admin | Dec 24, 2011 | News
23 July 2011 saw 10 members and a further 12 visitors plant 1,600 trees in Black Creek Reserve. Unfortunately we couldn’t get all of the plants in on the one day as the rain from the previous day had flooded the planting site. But that gave us more time to thank our...