Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the Bushland Education Centre on the following Mondays at 9:45 am for a 10:00am start. Information sheets are provided. Walks conclude at approx. 12 noon. Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water. No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!
There
is a fee of $5 per person per session to cover
costs.
Note: The current set of notes and maps will be available from this page by the end of this year. They are being added throughout the year. The number given for each topic is the actual number used for that walk at the Wildflower Garden.
The notes and maps will down load as "pdf files" to read them you will need a current "pdf reader". One can be downloaded free from:
Autumn
Term
Date |
Number
|
Topic |
Downloads |
| February 28 |
1 |
Introductory Talk and Walk at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden |
notes |
| March 7 |
7 |
Plant
Kingdom |
|
| March 14 |
2 |
Parts of the
Plant – Flowers |
notes |
| March 21 |
8 |
Ferns, Cycads and Conifers |
notes |
| March 28 |
4 |
Parts of the
Plant – Stems and Leaves |
|
| April 4 |
5 |
Banksia (Family
Proteaceae) |
notes |
Winter
Term
| May 2 |
6 |
Plant Propagation at KWG |
notes |
| May
9 |
24 |
Eucalypts,Angophoras and Corymbias (Family
Myrtaceae) |
notes |
| May 16 |
12 |
Plant Communities |
notes |
| May 23 |
10 |
Geology of the Sydney Region |
notes |
| May 30 |
14 |
Rainforests |
notes |
| June 6 |
|
Longer Walk
(bring lunch & water) Return approx
2.30 pm |
|
Spring
Term
| July
25 |
3 |
Parts of the
Plant – Fruits |
notes |
| August 1 |
16 |
Acacias (Family
Mimosaceae) |
notes, map |
| August 8 |
17 |
Heath plants ((Family Ericaceae) |
notes |
| August 15 |
19 |
Boronias and other Family
Rutaceae |
notes, map |
| August 22 |
20 |
Hakea and Grevillea
(Family Proteaceae) |
notes, map |
| August 29 |
21 |
Pea (Family
Fabaceae) |
notes |
| September 5 |
22 |
Orchids (Family
Orchidaceae) |
notes |
| September 12 |
23 |
Waratahs and other Family Proteaceae |
|
| September 19 |
|
Longer Walk
(bring lunch & water) Return approx
2.30 pm |
|
Summer
Term
| October 17 |
11 |
Flowering Plants and their Pollinators |
notes |
| October 24 |
32 |
Mint Bushes |
notes |
| October 31 |
31 |
Leptospermum,
Baeckea (Family Myrtaceae) |
notes |
| November 7 |
30 |
Callistemons, Kunzeas, and Melaleucas (Family
Myrtaceae) |
|
| November 14 |
28 |
Grasses (Family
Poaceae) |
notes |
| November 21 |
27 |
Bird Walk (8.30
a.m. start) |
notes |
Down load a one page brochure (pdf) of the 2011 program. (updated 1st April 2011)
| Enquiries: |
Bill |
02 9498
6052 |
| |
Wendy |
02 9144 5600 |
North Shore Group