Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at Caley’s Pavilion on the following Mondays at 9:45 am for a 10:00am start. Information sheets are provided. Walks conclude at approx. 12.30pm. 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, discounted to $2 for APS members.
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:
Note 2: Many of the notes have been edited for 2017, others remain unchanged. For your convenience the edited versions are labelled "notes 13", "notes 14" or "notes 15"
2017 program
First
Term
Date |
Topic |
Downloads |
| March 6 |
Introductory Talk and Walk at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden |
notes 13 |
| March 13 |
Plant
Kingdom |
notes v3 |
| March 20 |
Parts of the
Plant – Flowers |
notes |
| March 27 |
Fire and the Sandstone Flora |
notes 16 |
| April 3 |
Banksia (Family
Proteaceae) |
notes 14 |
Second
Term
| May 1 |
Parts of the
Plant – Fruits |
notes |
| May 8 |
Introduction to Fungi |
notes |
| May 15 |
Ferns |
notes 13 |
| May 22 |
Parts of the Plant – Stems and Leaves |
notes 13, chart |
| May 29 |
Rainforests |
notes13,map |
| June 5 |
Eucalyptus, Angophora and Corymbia (Family Myrtaceae) |
notes 16 |
| June 12 |
Public Holiday: NO TALK or WALK |
|
| June 19 |
Mammal Pollinators of Ku-ring-gai |
Notes 17 |
| June 26 |
Walk to Showground (bring lunch & water) Return about 3pm |
|
Third
Term
| July
24 |
Grevilleas and Hakeas (Family Proteaceae) |
notes16 |
| July
31 |
Boronias and other Family
Rutaceae |
notes14,map |
| August 7 |
Acacias (Family Fabaceae sub-family Mimosoideae) |
notes15,map |
| August 14 |
Climate change - effecting flora and fauna |
|
| August 21 |
Heath plants ((Family Ericaceae) |
notes 17 |
| August 28 |
Pea (Family
Fabaceae) |
notes 14 |
| September 4 |
Orchids (Family
Orchidaceae) |
notes 13, |
| September 11 |
Other Families |
notes 17 |
| September 18 |
Western Mueller Track (bring lunch & water) return about 3pm |
|
Fourth
Term
| October 9 |
Waratahs and other Family Proteaceae |
notes 16 |
| October 16 |
Callistemons, Kunzeas, and Melaleucas (Family Myrtaceae) |
notes 13, |
| October 23 |
East Mueller Track (bring lunch & water) return about 3pm |
|
| October 30 |
Bird Walk (9.00
a.m. start) |
notes 13, |
| November 6 |
Grasses (Family
Poaceae) |
notes |
| November 13 |
Leptospermum,
Baeckea (Family Myrtaceae) |
notes |
Download a one page brochure (pdf) of the 2017 programme (v2).
| Enquiries: |
Wendy |
02 9144 5600 |
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Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden
North Shore Group