In the Gilberton Grassy Woodland, where we planted 2 Pink Fairy orchids (Caladenia latifolia) in 2010, we now have over 200 plants (all grown on site from seed) with 60 flower spikes!   The Pink Fairies are returning!

On 10th September 2013, a Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) team helped VPOP remove 2-3,000 litres of weeds from the Gilberton Grassy Woodland (GGW). Thanks for the great effort Ping, Diana and Graham! Unfortunately as well as wildflower season, now is also weed season. Although the triangular section where the Pink Fairies orchids (Caladenia latifolia) are  germinating […]

Only a few weeks left to go and we’re up and running!

Spotted at VPOP: A tiny ‘Jewel Bee’ (Homalictus species) visiting a native flax flower (Linum marginale).

A variety of beautiful native wildflowers has been reintroduced to Vale Park at ‘Willow Bend’, including numerous varieties of native orchids.

Biodiversity is the variety of all forms of life living together naturally. Since 2000, Vale Park Our Patch has been working to improve our local riverside biodiversity (in appropriate plant associations where ever possible) and make the River Torrens Linear Park in Adelaide a much more effective wildlife corridor. We are thrilled with the results […]