In spring, wildflowers adorn the park: purple lilies, yellow orchids, milkmaids and blue pincushions to name a few.
The grey box trees are often loaded with blossom, attracting birds to the abundant nectar.
Frogs are calling and laying foamy masses of eggs in the dam.
Thickets of cassinia and burgan provide shelter for small birds to nest. These thickets protect wrens, thornbills and speckled warblers from the vigilant brown goshawk, which waits in ambush to snatch a meal.
Summer heralds more frog calls and more birds feeding their young. Vibrant swathes of sticky everlasting daisy are spread through the park, turning it gold.
In autumn, the birds and frogs are quieter. This is a time of consolidation and getting ready for winter, feeding the young and helping them to thrive independently. Plants are setting seed for a new beginning.
Winter brings early flowers, golden wattle and usually lots of rain. This is the time for the rare and endangered bibron’s toadlet to start calling. Recently discovered by park committee member Val La May, it is being studied by a researcher from La Trobe University.
This treasured park needs to be looked after. That is the role of the Seymour Bushland Park Committee of Management.
If you would like to help nurture and protect the park, consider volunteering for the committee.
The annual general meeting will be held at Chittick Place, Pollard St, on Wednesday, November 30 at 7.30pm. If you love the bush and parks you are welcome to join.
17°C