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Home to hundreds of species of native plants and wildlife the Reserve is the best surviving example of Grey Box Grassy Woodland in the Adelaide Region.

14/06/2026

A lot of walkers enjoyed today's wonderful weather. Many walked right past this fellow who was quietly resting alongside of the trail.

13/06/2026

Sunday looks like a good day for a walk. You can take a meal with you and have it at anyone of the 13 tables in the Reserve.
Take care on wet, steep sections of the trails. They will be slippery.
This group were at Randell’s table ( Stop 8) enjoying the view on Thursday.

11/06/2026

The Sundews (Drosera whittakeri) are up above ground after their summer rest. Some have already begun to catch insects and there is even the occasional Sundew in flower. A Sunday walk on the Ridge Track will give you a chance to see them.

05/06/2026

Today we had 35 Urrbrae TAFE students and staff plant 300 plus plants in Stone Reserve. Yesterday we had 18 students and staff plant 240 plants on the western slopes of the Reserve. For some of the students, these were plants that they or their friends had propagated from seed collected in the Reserve.

There is an excellent relationship between Urrbrae TAFE and the Waite Conservation Reserve which is beneficial to both.

03/06/2026

Saturday might be a bit damp, but Sunday and the holiday Monday are both forecast to be sunny.
Even though a lot of steps have been built in Wild Dogs Glen, there are still sections that need to be climbed with care.
Walk the Waite Loop clockwise and the Sheoak Loop anticlockwise.

18/05/2026

A little rain, a little warmth and the Yellow Stainer Mushrooms appear. If you scratch the surface of the mushroom and wait a minute you will see why it is called a Yellow Stainer.
They look like an edible mushroom that you would buy from the shop. BUT, they will give you nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting, shortly after eating. Leave them alone.

15/05/2026

The rain over the weekend should help to green up the landscape. For those of you who would like a longer walk which uses the trails in the Reserve, you could try this.

Start at McElligott’s Car-park, walk up Brown Hill and then onto Springwood Park, through to Gate 89 on the Brownhill Ridge Track. Then follow the Sheoak Loop and the Yurrebilla Trail to take you back to the start. There are good views to Brownhill and Ellison’s Creek Valleys as well as to the city. About 8.5 kilometres.

An even longer walk is to start from the Car-park and walk up the Brownhill Creek until you reach the footbridge at the Manure Pits. Cross over it and walk through on the easement that takes you past the house and onto Springwood Park. Once through the gate you can climb up to the Brown Hill Ridge Track via the Springwood Trail. Continue on to Gate 89 and return via Sheoak Loop and Yurrebilla Trail. About 11 kilometres.

10/05/2026

This pair of Tawny Frogmouths appeared to be quite oblivious to the 200 plus walkers that went past them today.

08/05/2026

Sunday looks like a good day for walking in the Reserve. Cool, cloudy and with light winds.
Bring a snack, sit at Randell’s table (Stop 8), or any of the other 9 tables in the Reserve and enjoy the wildlife.

07/05/2026

The SA Blue Gums are well into flower and the Rainbow Lorikeets know it. Meanwhile the River Red Gums are getting ready to flower too. If you find fallen buds or flowers it is easy to tell one from the other. SA Blue Gums always have their buds & flowers in groups of 3, while River Red Gums have their in a cluster of 5 or more. The bark is also a guide. Blue gums tend to lose theirs in strips, while River Red Gums lose theirs in blotches.

If you would like to know more about Eucalypts, why not go along to hear Dr Dean Nicole, a world authority on them, talk about the weird and wonderful world of Eucalypts, next Wednesday evening, 7:30pm in the newly rebuilt Gatehouse on Claremont Avenue. There is only space for 60 people, so RSVP to [email protected].

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Waite Conservation Reserve, Waite Road
Adelaide, SA
5064

Website

https://www.friendsofwaitereserve.org.au/

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