Please note this event has booked out. A waitlist is in place and those who have joined it will be notified if space becomes available.

We're visiting a special urban reserve to admire the spring wildflowers and the pollinator insects that visit them.

Jack Perry Reserve is an unassuming pocket of bushland, right alongside housing and industrial development of White Box Rise. It is home to an impressive diversity of local native plants. Spring is an exciting time here, with plants in flower and a busy cast of visitors, including bees, butterflies and other pollinators. We'll chat about local native plants, and how they interact with their many visitors.

If you would like to know more about local wildflowers, or local insects, this is a walk for you!

The reserve is environmental land within the Whitebox Rise Estate and links to nearby Bears Hill, part of the Wodonga Retained Environment Network — land managed for people, wildlife and the environment. We'll discuss the community members and Landcare groups who help look after these special places.

We hope you'll be inspired to care for these places and species, or perhaps to incorporate these plants and wildlife as part of your own garden.

Led by Karen Retra from Wodonga Urban Landcare Network, known for her enthusiasm for invertebrates, and Kim Radnell, a local Landcare volunteer whose deep knowledge of the reserve's plants comes from her love of conservation and extensive local experience.

Suitable for all ages — adults and children welcome.

Come along, get curious, and see what you can find.

📍 Meeting place: the Axford Boulevard entrance to Jack Perry Reserve. Google map.

👟 What to wear/bring: Enclosed shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, water bottle, hat and sunscreen; phone or camera optional.

🎟️ RSVP: Places are limited - please register!

This event is supported by the Victorian Government through the Victorian Landcare Grants Program.

Contact the host of Petals & Pollinators: Wodonga Wildflower Wander