With a few hours to spare on Sunday I took the chance to walk a familiar section of Echidna Hike in Onkaparinga River National Park. This flat section hosts an abundance of Plant species and is easily accessible from one of the main entrances. I wandered for almost two hours, but as I was searching for Invertebrates, I barely covered a few hundred meters.
Continue readingAfter somewhat of a Winter hiatus, I’ve returned to regular biodiversity hiking now the weather is improving. A good place to start was a short loop around a section of Hardy’s Scrub in the Onkaparinga River National Park. Following Old Quarry Track for approx. 150m, I took a left turn and followed a narrow track that ran through the scrub, down to Blewitt Springs Road, then back up to Old Quarry Track.
Continue readingWith a few hours left on day three of the City Nature Challenge I stopped in at Onkaparinga River National Park to search along the start of the Echidna Hike. The section of the hike that runs parallel to Piggott Range Road seems relatively undisturbed, with quite a high number of species in a small area.
Continue readingFinal stop on the first City Nature Challenge day was a loop through Onkaparinga River National Park, starting at Gate 11 on Piggott Range Rd, following the fire track along the ridge and back along Sundew Ridge Hike.
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Epistemic Curiosity 