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Leaflets to download about various aspects of the garden

WILDLIFE

Powerful owl
  • Birds of the Botanic Garden (General information about birds in the garden)- download here
  • 105 Birds of the Botanic Garden (List of species you might see and in which season) – download here
  • Powerful Owl Brochure – download here
  • Owl friendly garden – BirdLife Australia
  • Wildlife of the Botanic Garden – download here
  • Why you shouldn’t feed our birds and other wildlife. Disease, dependency and dietary deficiency plus water pollution. Here’s a great guide on this from Birdlife Australia.

CITIZEN SCIENCE

Dragonfly

Use these apps and get involved with these events to learn more about the wonderful nature that surrounds us.

Attracting Insect eating birds to your garden things you can do to make your garden more bird friendly.

Aussie Bird Count – a week of counting during bird week using a special, easy to use app. Next bird count October 2024.

BirdData – Birdlife Australia’s bird counting app.

Birds in Backyards Seasonal Surveys. As the seasons change, record the changing birds.

BirdLife Australia – An Australian Organisation dedicated to education about, and the preservation of Australian birds.

Christmas Beetle Count 2023-2024

eBird – an app that helps you create lists of the birds you see and that is used by scientists across the world.

Fire Ant identification information.

FrogID – your 20 second recording of a local frog can make all the difference.

Frog ID Week 2023 November 3rd to Sunday 12th November.

Great Glossy Black Cockatoo Count – September 1st 2024.

Great Southern BioBlitz an annual event using iNaturalisst to find as many plants, insects and animals as you can. Local Great Southern Bioblitz Group. Our event for 2023 on Saturday 25th November. Learn how to use your phone to identify plants and animals.

iNaturalist. a great app to help identify things you find. The link gives you all the information you need to use the app.

National Science Week – the next event is from the 10th to 18th August 2024

Nest Boxes – guidelines designed by North Coast Regional Landcare and Charles Sturt University

Owl Awareness Day – August 4th each year.

Plant Science Learning Hub – created by the Australian National Botanic Garden, this is a free educational resource designed for educators and students to explore the science and stories of Australian native plants. Explore plant life cycles, structure, pollination and more.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES     

Botanic Gardens of Australia and NZ – https://www.bganz.org.au
Australian Plants Society NSW – https://www.austplants.com.au/
NSW PlantNet – https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants – https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html