Nature Festival in Unley
With over three hundred events for all ages, the Nature Festival (26 September – 12 October) is back again and full of creative ways to connect with nature and each other.
We’re celebrating Nature Festival in Unley with a series of free and low-cost activities, including guided walks with City of Unley Biodiversity staff.
Winged Wonders: Where Nature Flows and Little Wings Take Flight
Tuesday 30 September
Morning show: 10.30 - 11.30am
Afternoon Show: 2 - 3pm
A lively adventure where nature, music and imagination flow together. Through songs, storytelling, games, movement, and plenty of audience participation, kids will learn about butterfly lifecycles, pollination, bird habitats, and how we can care for these beautiful creatures in our own backyards.
Recommended for families with children aged 3–8.
Tickets $5 per child.
Register online
Windsor Street Walk
10 - 10.45am, Wednesday 1 October
Come for a walk along Windsor Street Linear Trail and learn how the City of Unley converted a concrete open drain into a native plant corridor that provides a unique linear trail for residents.
Hear about the indigenous plants that have been reintroduced to the area and learn how you can include certain elements to create a wildlife friendly garden at home.
Free event.
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Ridge Park Ramble
10 - 10.45am, Thursday 2 October
Learn about history of the Ridge Park, and how City of Unley staff have been restoring the creek line with indigenous vegetation.
Marvel at the ancient River Red Gums, connect with nature and discover the native plants and biodiversity of this important park.
You’ll visit the various indigenous plants that inhabit the area including some of the oldest River Red Gums in the City of Unley, and see how stormwater is captured, treated and reused in Unley.
Free event.
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Tree Treats of the Forest: A Guided Walk
10am - 12noon, Tuesday 7 October
The suburbs of Black Forest, Goodwood, Millswood and Forestville are so named as this area was once covered by a diverse forest of trees, shrubs, creepers, groundcovers and grasses. The dominant tall trees included the Grey Box (Eucalypus microcarpa) and River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis).
Join a local resident for a 90-minute guided walk leaving from the Clarence Park Community Centre, visiting a variety of beautiful and historic trees. Followed afterwards by light refreshments at the Community Centre.
Free event.
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Heywood Park Habitat
10 - 10.45am, Thursday 9 October
Come and enjoy a guided tour of the biodiversity, wildlife and trees that makes Heywood Park so great.
We’ll wander through the park and learn about the remnant vegetation including some of the only, remaining Grey Box trees of the Black Forest! Plus we will get up close to some of the indigenous plants within the park and learn more about these and other wildlife that inhabits the area.
Free event.
Register online
Learn more about the Nature Festival
Visit the Nature Festival website to find even more events and activities to enjoy!