Krefft's glider monthly hollow check

Mon 29 April 2024
2:00 pm 3:00 pm
Until Fri 31 May 2024

Willsmere Billabong via Willsmere Park
opposite 26 Willow Grove
Kew East VIC 3102

Free
03/20/2024 10:00 am 05/31/2024 11:00 am Krefft's glider monthly hollow check We invite you to come along and join in a morning of hollow checking for our resident Krefft's gliders.We will be on hand to help you spot, learn about, and record your sightings, as we focus on the amazing gliders that call Boroondara home!Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes for an outdoor walk along uneven ground. Bring a water bottle and be prepared for wet weather.This is part of an ongoing monthly monitoring project, and we would love your help with this data collection.Please note: there will be no handling of wildlife during the hollow checks, and participants will be required to remain on the paths as requested by Council staff. Staff will access the hollows with cameras, and participants will assist with viewing hollows from camera screens and data collection from a small distance on paths. No participants will be required/approved to enter bushland under any circumstances.Getting to the eventThe closest public parking to the event is at Willsmere Park, opposite 26 Willow Grove in Kew East, and near the toilet block. We will meet you at the picnic table approximately 100 m from this car park near the oval. We will then walk down to the location together.Accessibility at this spaceAccessibility features include quiet areas. Willsmere Billabong via Willsmere Park opposite 26 Willow Grove, Kew East VIC 3102 City of Boroondara [email protected] Australia/Melbourne public

Event details

We invite you to come along and join in a morning of hollow checking for our resident Krefft's gliders.

We will be on hand to help you spot, learn about, and record your sightings, as we focus on the amazing gliders that call Boroondara home!

Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes for an outdoor walk along uneven ground. Bring a water bottle and be prepared for wet weather.

This is part of an ongoing monthly monitoring project, and we would love your help with this data collection.

Please note: there will be no handling of wildlife during the hollow checks, and participants will be required to remain on the paths as requested by Council staff. Staff will access the hollows with cameras, and participants will assist with viewing hollows from camera screens and data collection from a small distance on paths. No participants will be required/approved to enter bushland under any circumstances.

Getting to the event

The closest public parking to the event is at Willsmere Park, opposite 26 Willow Grove in Kew East, and near the toilet block. We will meet you at the picnic table approximately 100 m from this car park near the oval. We will then walk down to the location together.

Accessibility at this space

Accessibility features include quiet areas.

Date
Time
Date details
  1. Wed 20 March 2024
    10:00 am 11:00 am
  2. Mon 29 April 2024
    2:00 pm 3:00 pm
  3. Fri 31 May 2024
    10:00 am 11:00 am
Contact
Environmental Sustainability and Open Spaces team