Description. Although not part of the proposed Western Edge development, the habitat and birds in the Reserve area are a good representative of flora and fauna to be found in the area designated as the Western Edge. Excellent views of parts of the proposed area can also be viewed from the Reserve.
Kama Nature Reserve is a designated COG woodland site with surveys conducted since 2005 by Chris Davey. Surveys were first conducted before the area was declared a Reserve and was grazed by cattle and sheep, so there have been many changes since then.
The habitat in the Reserve consists of Yellow-Box/Red Gum woodland in the northern section leading to grassland and riverine habitat to the south. This outing will be conducted in the woodland section of the Reserve.
During the walk we will visit some of the monitoring points and compare images taken in 2005, 2015 and again in 2025 showing the changes in the vegetation as the area slowly recovers from the effects of stock grazing.
Meeting time and place. The outing will start at 8:00am at the Reserve carpark (-35.2597 149.0296). The carpark is situated on the northern side of Willaim Hovell Drive. If heading from the City continue past the entrance and turn back at the roundabout where William Hovell Drive meets Drake Brockman Drive. DO NOT TRY to ENTER the CARPARK when heading north across on-coming traffic. The Reserve is entered via a stock path underneath Hovell Drive.
Walk details. The walk will cover about 5 km on well-formed dirt tracks and take about 2-3 hours. Water, sun hat and good walking shoes will be required.
Please register with Chris (daveychris12@gmail.com)) and include your name, phone number, and the name and number of an emergency contact.