K Col December 2016 Over the Rodway Range to K Col It was delightful on the roof of Tasmania with great views from the Rodway Range. That is we were early on this sunny morning on the way to K Col to complete the timber lining of the F.A. Bobs Peterson Memorial Hut. The upper two strips […]
On Sunday, November 6th a successful working bee was held at Billy Browns Falls walking track near Judbury in the Huon Valley. It was the first on-ground effort of the Wildcare Friends of Billy Browns Falls, a group with a mission to promote and improve the visitor experience of this beautiful short walk and surrounding […]
Santa joined Wildcare Cradle Mountain Volunteers for their Christmas barbecue held on Mieke and Brad’s beautiful farm. Following a pleasant lunch in the gardens, members were taken on an interesting tour of the old homestead and shown the horse drawn farm implements which are still used today. Much fun was had by all when Santa harnessed up […]
Whilst working on a patch I noticed the end of a tail poking out from under some litter and realised it was a Bluetongue lizard. It remained motionless for about 15 minutes or so while I worked nearby and eventually decided it was safe to emerge after I got a bit further away. Bluetongue is […]
In the 17th and 18th centuries the area of Greater London known as Hounslow Heath was famous as a tract of land crossed by major roads and horse-drawn carriages that were often the subject of attention of highwaymen brandishing pistols. This is in stark contrast to Cradle Valley’s Hounslow Heath Circuit that, as a Grade […]
We had a lot of fun last working bee, starting with a journey of discovery at Cheltenham Bush in Prospect Vale. What an amazing array of wildflowers we found! After a pleasant lunch together, back at Anna’s house, we potted up and sowed seeds for 250 plants we intend to grow for revegetating a badly […]
The Get Outside with Community Program ran a training day for 50 young migrants at Chauncey Vale recently. The students were divided into five different teams and rotated around five different stations throughout the day covering topics as diverse as choosing safe tent sites and setting up tents, how to go the toilet in the […]
A new Wildcare Inc group ‘Friends of Billy Brown Falls’ (FOBBFs) has just completed its first – and very successful – working bee in the Huon Valley. Billy Browns Falls are located in the Russell Ridge Conservation Area. The short 1.5km walk to the base of the falls starts from Judds Creek Road, 12km from […]
Saturday 19 November 2016 A very light shower started the day, but not enough to make a raincoat a necessity, and it cleared up quickly with the day gradually getting finer and warmer. More track clearing was done between Seagers Lookout junction and the top of the climb to the high point before Windy Moor. Also, some […]
The the thought of carrot cake and a sausage sizzle at Narawantapu captured the imagination of 25 of my Monday walking group. The eagerness with which they arrived with an array of implements was a sight to behold. My aim was to introduce and educate them to the work Wildcare Friends of Narawantapu had been doing with the […]