Track Mates
This group gets to explore the many bush tracks in Lane Cove - visiting a different reserve each month. Join Council's Bush Regenerator and help to maintain tracks with light prunning, clearing drains and reporting on any larger maintenance required. Make wildlife observations and learn your local flora.
DETAILS:
Meets on the 4th Saturday of the month.
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Meet: Location changes each month. Contact the Bushcare Officer for further details.
One of
Lane Cove's larger bushland areas, this area is a part of the National Estate
due to the presence of a threatened ecological community of Hygrophoraceae
fungi. It also contains a diverse vegetation community through which Gore Creek
flows. The Bushcare group here works at several different sites, rotating each
month, tackling areas of weed infestation in this lovely remnant bushland.
DETAILS:
Meets on the 4th Saturday of the
month.
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Meet at the bush entrance next to 24 Ronald Ave, Greenwich
In 2002, two groups formed to start their
bushcare work at this site, with great results to date, in 2016 the groups became one. A creek flows through
this site, underneath a canopy of Turpentine and Peppermint Gum. The group
focuses on the bushland area at the corner of Dorritt St and Phoenix St.
DETAILS:
The Saturday
group meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Meet at the
bush track entry near the corner of Dorritt St and Phoenix St, Lane
Cove.
This
group work in a lovely bushland site underneath beautiful Sydney Red Gums and
Turpentines. This site will respond very well to bush regeneration, particularly
once the woody weeds are gone. It promises to show some exciting results!
DETAILS:
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the
month.
9.00am – 12 noon
Meet outside 78 Osborne Rd, Lane Cove, near the
cul-de-sac.
Tennyson Park
This group works in a lovely remnant bushland area with
Sydney Red Gums, Blackbutts and Turpentines dominating the tree tops. Tannery
Creek runs through the centre of the reserve and there is a lot of bird life
found here. Sections of the reserve suffer from minor to heavy weed infestation
and the Bushcare group has contributed greatly to environmental improvements
near the Best St entrance in particular.
DETAILS:
Meet on the 2nd Saturday of the
month.
9.00am – 12 noon
Meet at the Best St entrance to the reserve.
There are two groups working along the upper reaches of
Stringybark Creek. This site contains Lane Cove's only area of Blue Gum High
Forest, with several magnificent Sydney Blue Gums dominating the tree canopy.
The groups have tackled heavy weed infestation at the top part of the creek and
have made some great progress to date.
DETAILS:
The Saturday group meets on the
4th Saturday of the month.
9.00am – 12 noon
Meet at the dead end of Murray
St, Lane Cove.
Regeneration X
Also
working along Upper Stringybark Creek is the Regeneration X
Bushcare group which formed in August 2005. This group is ideal for
the younger generation to get involved in a practical environmental project as
well as being a great social network!
DETAILS:
The Regeneration X group meets on
the 4th Sunday of every month
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Meet at the dead end of
Murray St. Lane Cove.
This group is the first Bushare group for Riverview and formed in
late 2011. Warraroon has had Bush Regenerators working in it for over 40
years. Volunteers can now help contribute to the protection and enhancement of
this beautiful Bushland.
DETAILS:
The group meets on the 3rd Saturday
of the month
9.00am – 12 noon
Meet at opposite 28 Dettman Ave, entrance to Warrraroon Reserve.
Burns Bay
Volunteers work on various sites around Burns Bay Reserve. This is our regularly National Tree Day Planting site each July.
DETAILS:
Contact the Bushcare Co-ordinator for the latest meeting times.
For more information or to join
Bushcare, simply contact the Bushcare Co-ordinator on 9911 3579 or email bushcare@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
