June VPOP on-site dates have changed due to clashes with Rose’s Fungi lessons with Vale Park Primary School students and a focus on preparing the Wildflower Walk for the Fungi Foray on 2nd July 2017. New dates listed below:

We have finally installed our new information sign in the Gilberton Woodland, our large dispensing sign on the Wildflower Walk (pictured) and one of the 2 smaller directional  signs also on the Wildflower Walk.

Bookings are now open to hear Fungimap’s Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher Public Talk on  “The Vital Importance of Fungi!” on  30th June, 2017 from 7.30 – 9pm at Vale Park Primary School.  

VPOP events in May 2017: (including changing Vale Park dates to the 1st and 3rd Monday mornings in the month, and Gilberton to the 1st and 3rd Friday  mornings in the month)

On a sunny afternoon on 8.5.17,  VPOP members visited Marianne & John’s new Blackwood home among the the gum trees for lunch & a tour of their ‘backyard’ – a  hillslope of remnant grassy woodland! 

We are inviting members and friends to a relaxed Open Day to view our amazing reintroduced native orchids, lilies and other spring flowers on Sunday 11.9.16 10am – noon, followed by a shared BYO picnic BBQ. Bush tucker tastings (including icecreams), plant giveaways and morning tea also featured.

At our Gilberton Open Day on Saturday 28th August 2016, Andrew from the Kensington Residents Association, accepted our donation of a clump of Pink Fairies orchids to be transplanted to Borthwick Park, to help with their reintroduction of the Pink Fairies there.

Special Invitation to  Community  Orchid  Viewing & Morning Tea         10am – noon   Saturday 27th August  2016     at the Gilberton Woodland & Grassland  (on Gilbert Street, Gilberton:  just east of the O’Bahn bridge) Local Residents and Friends of Gilberton Woodland are invited to a Community Morning Tea to celebrate our amazing […]

We have taken delivery of our beautiful new Information sign for the Gilberton Woodland, one large information sign cum brochure holder and 2 smaller directional signs for the Wildflower Walk at Vale Park. Purchase with a grant from DEWNR, they will be installed soon (after siting approval by Walkerville Council is given).

A very different day, designed to be fun, interesting & rewarding for all our environmental friends & us! When: Sunday 3rd April 2016. 10am – 3pm (BBQ from 12 noon – 2pm, Tastings & other activities all day)