Join Colin Meurk for this full day out on the flanks of Mt Herbert and Mt Bradley as part of a City Nature Challenge involving over 500 cities around the world endeavouring to record as many natural history observations on iNaturalist NZ – Mātaki Taiao (https://iNaturalist.nz ) as possible during the 4 day event (26-29th April). The purpose of this particular trip is to cover the full elevational range and associated diversity of Ōtautahi-Christchurch. It will be a great day out. Participants need to have joined the iNaturalist App (details to follow) and be physically comfortable spending a day on their feet slow climbing up to about 900metres.
This event is being supported and organised by the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust and the Te Ahu Pātiki Charitable Trust as part of the City Nature Challenge. Participants will have to register their participation and contact information using the following link.
Date and start time: Saturday 27 April: 9 am
Meet at Orton Bradley Park. Expect to be back at the car park by 4-5pm.
People will need to register for this event and an information sheet with details of what to bring, exactly where to meet, and how to join iNaturalist will be sent the week before the day.
This will be a full day of slow/steady walking with stops to learn and record sightings and observations – of plants, birds, insects, fungi, and furry creatures. The group will stick together but spread out at specific sites to make recordings in a wide range of forest, scrub, grassland and rocky habitats.
Register here: Note participant numbers are limited.
You can keep track of how we are doing on the City Nature challenge website.