They include some imaging of the beautiful coloured inlaid plaques which portray the fauna of the Park, produced by students of nearby schools, funded by Whitehorse Council and Melbourne Water.
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Showing posts with label blackburn lake sanctuary. Show all posts
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Blackburn Lake Park
They include some imaging of the beautiful coloured inlaid plaques which portray the fauna of the Park, produced by students of nearby schools, funded by Whitehorse Council and Melbourne Water.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary in early spring
This was a 3 km circuit hike along the Appletree Track, Lakeside Circuit Track, Wattle Walk, Eucalyptus Track, Meiaieuca Walk and Hakea Circuit.
Click here to see a Slideshow of all of the Photos of my visit!
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary is a 26 hectare area of bushland 17 km east of Melbourne.
The Lake is the main feature of this Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary was originally an open area of eucalypts and grasslands, sloping down to a creek. The Aboriginal Wurundjeri people are thought to have used the area for food collection and camping by the creek.
In the 1850s, the Crown first disposed of land in the district.
In 1888 the creek was dammed to form the Blackburn Lake. Later, the Victorian Deaf Society residential home and farm were located on the site, near the current Visitor Centre.
The Society cleared the land of native vegetation and for many years operated a successful flower farm.
In 1965, Blackburn lake was declared a "Sanctuary".
In 1980, the area was acquired by the City of Nunawading.
The Sanctuary now belongs to the Community.
Bushfires destroyed 8 ha in 1994 and 4 ha in 1997.
Most of the native trees around the picnic area have been planted in the past 20 years. Once a vista of open fields of flowers and an orchard, the area is now a haven for numerous species of birds, possums and harmless little green spiders. Most of the fish in the Lake are carp - fishing is not permitted. Frogs, ducks, moorhens and coots live in the Lake.
Features in the Sanctuary include the Flower Farm, Friends' Bridge, Duck Point, the Lake, Apple Tree Track, Boardwalk, Heron Point and Eucalyptus Track.
I explored this interesting Sanctuary on April 1 2013.
Click here to see all of the Photos of my visit!
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
On June 5 2012 I visited the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary, 18 km east of central Melbourne.
Occupying about 30 hectares it is a bushland haven for wildlife and is managed by the Whitehorse City Council, with strong support from local Volunteer organizations.
The Lake is actually Melbourne Water's Blackburn Retarding Basin and the Sanctuary is popular with hikers, cyclists, field naturalists, birdwatchers, and school groups.
The history of the Lake dates back to 1889 when the Kooyongkoot Creek was dammed. It was a popular destination for visitors in the early 1900s who travelled to nearby Blackburn Railway Station, then walked to the Lake for picnics and boating.
My visit was mainly a 3 km hike around the Lake and along adjacent trails.
Information boards provide details of the history of the Sanctuary, and the trails are well signposted.
Many kookaburras, galahs, and cockatoos live in the trees!
See my Slideshow, with music, of my visit, which has all of the pictures.
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