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Subscribers may be interested in the following,
particularly the walk at Gossan Hill.
Jack Holland
Field Naturalists' Association of
Canberra
Speaker meeting:
8pm, Thursday September 6th, 2007
"Terrestrial Orchids" by Sheila
Cudmore
Terrestrial orchids are the only orchids that grow naturally in the ACT
and surrounding districts. Sheila, who has had an interest in terrestrial
orchids for over 20 years, will tell us all about them. Gould Wing (Building 116) of
Botany and Zoology (BOZO), Australian National University.
Outing:
2pm
Sunday 9th September, 2007
Gossan Hill
Gossan Hill in Bruce is a
small reserve of stringybark and scribbly gum forest. Plants have
recovered well from ?fire hazard reduction? and it looks like this will be a
good flowering season. Being a North and East facing slope it flowers earlier
than most CNPs and already purple Hardenbergias and Hoveas are in flower. There
should be Daphne heaths and Cryptandra in flower and hopefully some
orchids. Birds are also very good at this site, often with gang gangs,
king parrots and choughs and also speckled warblers on the Northern edge.
Meet at the corner of Purdie St and Haydon Dr, Bruce. Bring good walking
shoes, binos & camera. For further information contact Benj Whitworth
on 6254 4556.
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