Under storey plants

At this point, we are starting to leave the area which volunteers revegetated. You may start to hear more bird calls: maybe the sound of the traffic nearby is more muted. If you are quiet and stand still, you may find that flocks of tiny birds like silvereyes, wrens and red browed finches forage in the undergrowth around you.

To one side of the path you may have noticed above you a large cypress tree: further down on the right hand branch of the path you will find a farm dam. These are reminders of how close Endeavour Fern Gully is to farmland on all sides. Because the gully is an island of remnant bush, we actively manage the weeds such as blackberry, ivy and thistle, who’s seeds blow on the wind and are carried into this environment.

As you walk further into the remnant section of the gully, you will notice that the paths are narrower, and there are plants such as Coprosma quadrifolia, or Prickly Currant bush, which are great habitat for those little birds.