Twilight Nature Discovery Tour for the 2025 City Nature Challenge

Join us for a unique evening of insect and wildlife discovery at the Malvern Valley Golf Course and be part of the 2025 City Nature Challenge!

As part of Stonnington's participation in the 2025 City Nature Challenge, we're holding our first ever Twilight Nature Discovery Tour at the beautiful Malvern Valley Golf Course. 

The tour will include:

• a guided walk with a Council horticultural expert through the biodiverse landscape of the course
• moth and spotlighting activities after dark with entomologist Dr Luis Mata to find and identify insects, moths and other nocturnal wildlife. 

Throughout the event, attendees will be supported and encouraged to submit any photos or sounds recordings of wildlife observed to the free iNaturalist app.

What to bring: 

• a smartphone or camera to take photos or make sound recordings of insects or wildlife
  • attendees are encouraged to download the iNaturalist app from Apple App Store or Google Play before the event and set up your free account (watch our 2021 iNaturalist training video to learn more about using the app)
• comfortable walking shoes suitable for uneven terrain and weather-appropriate clothing
• a torch or headlamp

Bookings are essential as spaces are limited.

Photo: nocturnal moth, taken by Dr Luis Mata in Melbourne.