Description: Mount Majura Nature Reserve, on the lower slopes of Mount Majura, is part of Canberra Nature Park. The plant community here is Yellow Box – Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodland, one of the most endangered ecological communities in Australia (over 90% cleared). Friends of Mt Majura work to protect and enhance the natural environment on Mount Majura and its surroundings and have undertaken significant habitat restoration.
Birds we may see include Speckled Warbler, Common Bronzewing, Sacred Kingfisher, Golden and Rufous Whistler, Varied Sittella, Mistletoebird, Dusky Woodswallow and Fuscous Honeyeater.
Meeting time and place: 8:30am. Corner of Tay and Ian Nicol St, Watson. There is a small carpark near the entrance gate to the reserve.
Walking distance: max of 3 km
Degree of difficulty: Easy, including some off-track walking.
End time (approx.): 11:00 am
What to bring: water, snack if wanted, hat, sunscreen
Registration : Please register with the leader, Sally Stephens, by email to sallysstephens@icloud.com providing your name and mobile number, and the name and mobile number of an emergency contact. Please do so before 7pm on Friday 25 April.