Swamp Gum Woodlands

Tea-tree Fire-tail Cicada The Tea-tree Fire-tail cicada has recently emerged in the lower south east of South Australia. It is a very high pitched and soft calling species that prefers Swamp Gum woodlands in the moist parts of the region especially around Glencoe and Port MacDonnell. [caption...

[caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignright" width="180"] The new Woodland Birds of SE SA brochure[/caption] At the end of August we were treated to a whole bird-photography related weekend. BirdLife photographer and ecologist Dean Ingwersen made the trip across from Melbourne for a talk at Mt Gambier City Hall,...

Swamp Gum woodland sites received a further boost recently with planting of understorey species in three lower South East sites. [caption id="attachment_12427" align="alignleft" width="300"] Swamp Gum grassy woodland in Honan Native Forest Reserve[/caption] Rare species were planted out to create new colonies in Honan and Warreanga Native...