Grassland visit to Truganina Cemetery and more!
Event description
A tour of 3 precious ancient grasslands in Wyndham, starting at the historic Truganina Cemetery, then driving to Woods Road Grassland, and finally to Truganina South Nature Conservation Reserve.
The native wildflower meadows of Victoria are one of Australia's most endangered ecosystems, and are home to critically endangered plants such as the Button Wrinklewort and the Spiny Rice-flower. They once spread all the way from the Yarra River to the South Australian border, but now only a tiny 2% of the vast grassy plains still exist.
Truganina Cemetery is a tiny jewel, an old pioneer cemetery, where you will see the Button Wrindlewort and other beautiful wildflowers.
We are taking you to Woods Road Grassland so you can see how a developer's neglect and poor management can cost us our priceless heritage.
And at Truganina South, you will see a grassland reserve that Parks Victoria is working hard to restore to its former beauty.
Itinerary
1. Meet at Truganina Cemetery 1:00 – 2:00 pm, then drive to Woods Road Grassland
2. Woods Road Grassland: 2:15 – 2:30 pm. Meet on Pisces Crescent off Aphrodite Drive. Then drive to Truganina South Nature Conservation Reserve
3. Truganina South Nature Conservation Reserve: 2:45 – 4:00 pm. Park near Bolivar Esplanade on Dover Street or Galactic Way and walk up Bolivar Esplanade to the gates (before Bodnat Street).
What to bring
Something to drink
Closed shoes (the ground gets rocky and uneven)
Be prepared for the weather!
The Grassy Plains Network represents land managers, academics, ecologists and community concerned about the decline of our native grasslands, especially in and around Melbourne. We advocate for grasslands.
NatureWest is a not-for-profit association for individuals, groups and organisations that share an environmental vision for the wider Werribee catchment