Yes, you'd have to plan it carefully otherwise you'd have lots of squashed
animals [ducklings, frogs, snakes, water rats]. Round-about are surrounded by
bitumen moats, so unless you had some good underpasses, the animals are going to
be crossing the moat ...
LK
Tim Dolby wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Have you ever looked at a roundabout and thought what a waste of a good space
> - it could for example be turned into a small nature reserve. Well today I
> came across a roundabout that has been turned into a wetland reserve! It can
> be found at the Clifton Hill end of Hoddle St in Melbourne - specifically
> it's the land in the turnoff to Heidelberg Rd when turning left from Hoddle
> St, just before you reach Queens Parade, Clifton Hill.
>
> It still seems to be in development stage but already it includes a range of
> plant species such as the native club-rushes. It will be intriguing to see
> which birds use this area! It may be perfect for a pair of wood duck for
> example.
>
> I'd interested to know the history of this development: so remind me to
> contact the relevant council to find out more about it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
> Tim Dolby
> Dept of Bus and E-com
> Swinburne Uni of Tech
> Ph (03) 9214 6722
>
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