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Bili Nursery
We are a small-not for-profit nursery bringing biodiversity to the Melbourne region.
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Microbat survey – Saturday 31 May 4-6pm
This is a citizen science project monitoring microbats in Westgate Park to see if nest boxes are encouraging microbats to breed in the Park. Firstly...
Keen to improve your plant and fungi ID?
Search our field guide for Westgate Park on your iPhone for the ‘PLANTS & FUNGI WESTGATE PARK APP’. This app will help you identify many...
More trees, fewer roads!
A CSIRO report shows how important insectivorous bats are, their crucial role in ecosystems and the benefits to human society. We now know microbats are...
7 Apr bird survey
There has been very little rain over the last two months. However, both major lakes are low, but nowhere near the extremes experienced earlier this...
2 Mar bird survey
After a couple of hot and drier months than usual, the levels of the two larger water bodies are the lowest they have been since...
9 Feb bird survey
Two raptors were seen over the park today, but could not be identified. Based on a recent sighting (7/2) reported on eBird it’s possible they...Buy a voucher
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Westgate Park is a great place to study nature
Volunteer with us
Volunteers who work with us are giving back to the environment
Animals that made their way to the Park
It is astounding that so much wildlife has discovered the Park and stayed or visited, bred and become part of the food chain. Birds need the full range of plant types – tall trees, shrubs, groundcovers, grasses, lilies, rushes, aquatics and more.
Citizen science – projects
Are you looking to get involved in nature conservation, learn more about the indigenous flora and fauna in the Melbourne region?
The Birrarung, wetlands, saltmarsh, woodlands and more to explore
Westgate Park is 40 hectares
The early transformation of Westgate Park
Transform the Park into a bushland setting for locally indigenous plants and animals – a place where visitors can appreciate richly diverse, natural ecosystems in a beautiful landscape.
Citizen Science – birds
Many birds come to Westgate Park for its excellent habitat. Indigenous vegetation – from tall trees right down to shrubs and groundcovers, provides good shelter and food for birds.