Karori, Wellington
An exciting environmental project for Birdwood Reserve
Imagine being greeted by a bevy of birds, beautiful bush, and a babbling stream as you enter and explore the Birdwood Reserve in a wonderfully picturesque environment, full of bird song.
Bringing an unloved reserve back to life
For decades Birdwood Reserve has been largely ignored despite being at the very entrance to Karori. KĀKĀ (Karori Kaitiaki), in partnership with Wellington Rotary Clubs, is planning to make the reserve more environmentally attractive and sustainable.
Weeding and tidying
More extensive weeding and ‘tidying up’ the vegetation, with regular weeding by volunteers who are already offering their services.
A robust pathway
A new track through the reserve, crossing the Kaiwharawhara Stream, on the way to Zealandia.
Safer for birds
Pest trapping will be easier to reach, making the reserve safer for birds and eggs, and the purity of the stream water will be restored.
Help us build the track
The cost of construction, in cash, materials and labour, is estimated at $100,000. Plans and consents are all in place, so the project is ‘shovel ready’. Funding permitting, the track will be built later this year, and donations are urgently required to begin.
$23,000+
raised in cash so far, towards our $100,000 goal
Plus approximately the same value again in volunteer time and materials pledged.
A journey full of stories
The new track will give visitors a glimpse of more interesting environmental features on the way to Zealandia, from an 1870s dam and a 19th-century gold mine to the St John’s Pools.
Get your hands dirty
KĀKĀ and its predecessor, Friends of Birdwood Reserve, have pulled literally truckloads of rubbish out of the reserve. Offers of physical help are welcomed, and volunteers are called on for working bees and whenever needed.
