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Spring Open Days

Discover Bayside’s various reserves and sanctuaries brimming with biodiversity.

Spring Open Days return in 2022 for lovers of nature to learn more about flora and fauna living in Bayside’s heathlands and reserves.

The Spring Openings are a chance to walk through  areas of remnant bushland and coastal vegetation and get a closer look at Bayside’s indigenous plants as they flower in spring.

Join our knowledgeable volunteers between Sunday 28 August and Sunday 9 October for an exploration into Bayside’s best biodiverse sites- full of native plants and wildlife.

  • Bay Road Heathland Sanctuary – every Sunday from 28 August until 9 October, 2-4pm
  • Gramatan Ave Heathland Sanctuary – every Sunday from 4 September, 2-4pm
  • Cheltenham Park Flora and Fauna Reserve – Sunday 4 September, 10am-12pm
  • Donald MacDonald Reserve – Wednesday 7 September, 9-11am
  • George Street Reserve – Sunday 11 September to Sunday 25 September, 10am-12pm
  • Ricketts Point – Wednesday 14 September, 9.30-11.30am
  • Ricketts Point Landside (opposite the Teahouse) – Tuesday 20 September 1-3pm
  • Balcombe Park Reserve – Sunday 25 September, 10am-12pm
  • Long Hollow Heathland Sanctuary – Sunday 25 September, 1-3pm
  • Table Rock – Tuesday 27 September 10am-12pm
Beautiful bushland at Heathland Sanctuary in greens and pastel purples/pinks

Bay Road Heathland Sanctuary. Photo credit: Sue Forster

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