Nature Archives • Strathbogie Ranges Conservation

Bushwalk – Gold Mines, Tallangalook, Strathbogie Forest

Time & Date: 9:30am-1pm, Saturday the 18th of JulyStart/End Location: Cocker’s Sluice Hole (aka Hell Hole Sluice) – (-36.920683, 145.883605), What3Words: ///vamp.discouraged.ariseDifficulty: Easy to moderate (slippery, some steep sections, mostly on tracks)Length: 6kmCost: Free as alwaysBring: A hat, lunch, water and sturdy walking shoes The Tallangalook area in the Strathbogie Forest is rich with gold mining history. The landscape has been […]

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Primary highlights of Cuba’s rich biodiversity

Cuba boasts one of the most unique and well-preserved ecosystems in the Caribbean. Roughly 50% of its plant species and 42% of its animal species are endemic—meaning they cannot be found anywhere else on the planet. The Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus): Known locally as the Tocororo, is the national bird of Cuba because its vibrant feathers match the

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Bushwalk – Polly McQuinns to Gooram Falls #3

PThe Pollys to Gooram walk needs no introduction. It is arguably the defining walk in our extensive portfolio, possessing all of the features that make walking in the Strathbogie Ranges special. Meandering ponds, cascading falls, stunning granitic boulders and gorges, steep scrambles and friendly snakes to name just a few.

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Bushwalk – Bald Hill, Strathbogie

Over the years, we’ve built up quite a collection of walks across the Strathbogie Ranges. We have hard walk, easy walks, flat walks, steep walks, walks with hills, walks with gorges and everything in between. Some of our walks are easily accessible from public areas, meaning that anyone can drive up and do them. Others like this one are special. Walkers get to go to places they would normally never hear about, let along go to themselves.

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Bushwalk – Golden Mountain, Strathbogie Forest

Spring has once again sprung, and with it have emerged more walks around our great ranges. The first walk of spring was a gentle reintroduction to the art of ambling through the bush, with a fairly easy track to the top of the famous Golden Mountain in the Bogie Forest. The stunning views overlooking the

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2024 Strathbogie Forest Greater Glider Drone Workshop

On a cold near-winters night, the normally quiet Strathbogie Forest was met with the lights and sounds of a low-flying drone. This drone, equipped with the latest thermal camera technology, was scanning the treetops for its endangered and elusive target, the Greater Glider.

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Lost Reserves of the Strathbogie Ranges – Monea South Bushland Reserve

Emerging from our Summer hibernation, the SRCMN crew and enthusiastic group of walkers were back for another jaunt around a lost reserve of the Strathbogie Ranges. The Monea South Bushland Reserve is a small, landlocked reserve tucked away in Upton Hill. It is the definition of a lost reserve, being totally inaccessible to the public without knowing one of the adjoining landholders.

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Art Workshop – Observational Drawing with Anna Mackrell

In this workshop Anna Mackrell will introduce you to observational and gestural drawing techniques and show how the use of different mediums such as ink, watercolour, pencil and charcoal can capture the different textures and colours of the surrounding life forms. It will be an informal and relaxed afternoon at The Euroa Arboretum that will help you get back into art or discover some new techniques.

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Lost Reserves of the Strathbogie Ranges – Wallaby Gully Walk

The Wallaby Gully Nature Conservation Reserve is truly one of the Strathbogie Ranges hidden gems. After a couple of circuit walks within the reserve, we felt it was time to go the whole way through the reserve and pop out on Ponkeen Creek Rd.

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Lost Reserves of the Strathbogie Ranges – Big Hill Reserve

Time & Date: 9:30am-2:30pm, Sunday the 12th of November 2023
Start/End Location: Faithfull Rd, Longwood East
Length: 3km
Difficulty: Easy
Bring: Food & water, a camera, a hat, sturdy shoes

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Fungi Conference – Fungal connections to flora and fauna

The Fungal Connections Conference brought together some of Australia’s finest fungi minds to share their wisdom on all things fungi.

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Adventures in Nature – Tarcombe Ridge Walk

Our second Adventures in Nature walk showcased the dizzying heights and intense lows of the mysterious Tarcombe Valley. A mix of new and familiar faces was heartening to see. These walks are as much about exploring nature as they are about making new friends.Walkers met at the end of Donavans Rd before the now traditional

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Riparian Walks

In late 2018, the Strathbogie Ranges CMN held the first of a series of riparian walks. The aim of these walks is to become better acquainted with our local waterways, and record some of their standout features along the way.

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Riparian Walk #5 – Hughes Creek, Tarcombe

With forecasts rapidly changing in the leadup to the walk, we weren’t sure what to expect from this unexpectedly fine Sunday morning. But as luck had it, the rain held off and made way for perfect walking conditions on the final walk in this series. An experienced gang of 7 rallied at the picnic ground

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