From the ground up film festival
It was wonderful to see our stars – Bim, Baida, Mars, Rob and Naomie – telling the stories and showcasing Westgate Biodiversity: Bili Nursery & Landcare and the Park so brilliantly. Well done all! You will be able to see the full video –…
About our insects
Westgate Park covers ~40 hectares and a third of this area is planted with indigenous species over the last three decades making this park increasingly biologically diverse. Estimates suggest there are more than 200.000 species of insects in Australia but only 1/3rd have so…
Microbat survey report, Sat 15 Nov
At last a warm day in Melbourne! Still was good to see some rain throughout the week, and the frogs and mole crickets were in full song. Many of us feeling a little tired after the AGM but buoyed by the fantastic talk by…
Westgate Biodiversity AGM
We hope you can come along to hear Russell Larke, Head Gardener of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation, formerly Senior Curator at the Botanical Gardens Victoria. See here for Russell on Instagram. A light lunch will follow Russell’s talk. Please let us know if…
Fungi are back!
After several dry winters the rain has come fungi are now appearing at Westgate Park. Below are just a few we noticed. You are more likely to see fungi in areas where the land is relatively undisturbed and sheltered so the southern edge of…
Propagation – pricking out and making cuttings
Making cuttings Cuttings are useful for plants that have soft to firm stems and grow quickly Pricking out These tiny plants need to be carefully handled. Their roots have formed and they are ready to go into a small ‘tube’. When new growth appears,…
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 were either a Brown Goshawk and/or an Australian Hobby. This survey was remarkable for the very low numbers of…