Engelbrook Reserve in Bridgewater, South Australia | Nature reserve

Engelbrook Reserve

Locality: Bridgewater, South Australia

Phone: +61 400 294 125

Address: Wattle Street 5155 Bridgewater, SA, Australia

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/englebrook-reserve/

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24.01.2022 New entrance signs went up today, despite the rain and wind!

24.01.2022 beautiful pictures!

24.01.2022 A beautiful day for the working bee on Sat. We cleaned up a large area of Watsonia above Bog Creek. Thanks to Russ, Brittany, Mei, Kay and Chris.

23.01.2022 Despite what looked like what might have been dismal weather, it turned out to be perfect conditions for our working bee yesterday morning. Sadly those of little faith missed out on a lovely mornings activities. We tidied up the walking trail and repaired a number of the spoon-drains that get wat off the track and prevent them scouring out in downpours.

23.01.2022 Guided bird walks coming up at Engelbrook! The group is limited to just ten people, so get in fast!

22.01.2022 This morning we celebrated the collaboration between the stakeholders who have contributed to the maintenance of Engelbrook Reserve. Deborah Morgan, President of the National Trust of South Australia, thanked the Honourable Rebekha Sharkie Member for Mayo, Adelaide Hills Council (AHC) Deputy Mayor Nathan Daniell, AHC CEO Andrew Aitken, Landscapes SA, Russ Sinclair (Engelbrook Volunteer of 32 years) and all the other valued volunteers. The biodiversity of the reserve was on full display today. Many plants are in flower including some beautiful orchids (enjoy but please do not pick). Please come and enjoy the new interpretive signage and brochures and take a walk along the track.

21.01.2022 Next working bee Wed 15th at 9am. All welcome! The ground is soft so pulling weeds will be a pleasure. Looking like it will be beautiful weather too.

19.01.2022 A great working bee on Saturday thanks to Serge, Jenny and Brittany. Cleaned up a couple of stands of sollya (Billardiera heterophylla) and broom, gorse and blackberry along the old Heysen Trail down to Cox Creek.

18.01.2022 11/9/2020 a wonderful spring afternoon meander

18.01.2022 The misty rained has cleared allowing our working bee to proceed on this beautiful morning. A small but quality group! Thanks to Trent, David and Chris.

16.01.2022 Great news! Two big, old and gnarly stands of gorse that were too tough for our volunteers have been pushed back a LOT by Trees for Life contractors funded by the NRM. Thank you so much! This is a big boost to our plan to make Engelbrook weed free. These bare areas will slowly revegetate with natives, but it needs constant care by our dedicated volunteers to remove returning gorse and other weed seedlings until the native species fill the gaps. Feel like getting involved? We would love an extra pair of hands.

15.01.2022 there are three places left for the coming Saturday (and only one place left for Sat the 26th) so if you are wanting to come along, be quick!

14.01.2022 Thanks everyone who turned up for the working bee on Sat. It was a perfect day and we managed to plant about 30 plants down by Cox Creek to stabilise the bank where gorse has been removed. Plus we removed a big patch of broom on the eastern boundary.

10.01.2022 Dear Friends of Engelbrook, the good news is that National Trust SA reserves remain open! Keep physical distance, but have a chat to people you meet. This is a great opportunity to get out and enjoy your local reserve for exercise, pleasure and to get some space. Look for something new, be it bird, insect, flower or tiny moss in the undergrowth. There is a whole world to explore, so go for it.

08.01.2022 A successful working bee today pulling out very small gorse seedlings along the Candlebark flat. We produced respectable piles of many hundred gorse. This is follow-up bushcare from the Green Army four years ago. They cleared a lot of big gorse here. The native plants have come back beautifully but we need to carefully remove every pesky gorse seedling that appears before it can seed, while leaving things like the nice little Acrotriche in photo 4. Over time we will exhaust the gorse seed reserves in the soil and then we have won! Plus we put in a brochure box with brand new Engelbrook brochures! Grab one and see what you discover.

07.01.2022 Working bee today 2nd May at 1pm. All welcome! No experience necessary. Bring the kids if you like and something for afternoon tea. We will meet at the Wattle ...St entrance. The forecast looks good (well, reasonable, better bring a coat and gum boots) and we are aiming to finish removing a patch of Erica. The soil is soft so they will come out easy. See more

05.01.2022 Dear Friends of Engelbrook, our thoughts are with you in this difficult time. Please take the COVID19 pandemic seriously and follow precautions from the government health authorities. Recreation is allowed, and SA had not adopted a ban of gatherings of over two people. Ten is currently allowed, with social distancing. The good news is that all National Trust SA reserves will remain open for the time being, but social distancing rules must still be followed. Feel free to enjo...y the reserves but follow the rules closely. We all need to spend time in nature for physical and mental health reasons. Reserves remain open and we still will have working bees but follow the guidelines and work well spaced apart. No more than ten people can participate, which is unlikely to be a problem here. As for people who are most vulnerable, take the precautions very seriously. Options include stay at home; participate in working bees but keep well away from others; or work on a different day and time. The benefits of continued community interaction and exercise should not be discontinued completely as this is going to be a long haul. All the very best from the National Trust of SA.

04.01.2022 Today is National Threatened Species Day - and we are inviting you take five minutes out of your schedule just to watch this beautiful native animal in the wild.... The Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) is listed as 'of least concern' nationally, but is under threat in the Adelaide Hills, where this was filmed. Nothing special happens at the end of this video - there is no punchline. It's just a cameo of a stunning Australian creature going about its day in its natural habitat.

03.01.2022 Become a National Trust SA bushcare volunteer today and find out what is in it for you. Go to https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Volunteers-sa/