Category: Parks
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Leopard Ash park visit
FEP will be hosting a Park Visit to Leopard Ash Bushland Park on Saturday 14th June at 9 am. For more details about the park including a map click on the link above. Leopard Ash Park is a small bushland park (0.5ha) located between 16 and 18 Charmaine Court in Kleinton. It was saved from the bulldozers when the…
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The Escarpment Park Friend – May 2025
This issue has news from the committee, plant list for Williams Park, report on the Redwood Park Madeira Vine challenge, information about distinctions among Native, Indigenous and Endemic Plants, and more.
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FEP park visit
We are planning a Park Visit to Leopard Ash Bushland Park on Saturday 14th June at 9am. Leopard Ash Park is a small bushland park (0.5ha) located between 16 and 18 Charmaine Court in Kleinton. It was saved from the bulldozers when the surrounding sub-division was created and is a unique remnant of endangered dry…
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Redwood Madeira Weed Challenge – WINTER
After the success of the Autumn Challenge, thirty volunteers are invited to assist with clearing half an acre along the Redwood Forest Track on Saturday May 31st from 8.00-11.00am. Registration through Trybooking is essential.
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Owlet-nightjars in Duggan Park
Charles Dove has kindly offered these two photos of owlet nightjars nesting in Duggan Bushland Park.
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Toowoomba Bird Observers: Mar 25
Toowoomba Bird Observers have distributed their March newsletter featuring as bird of the month the Whimbrel. Details of two forthcoming walks during April are included along with information and images from recent walks. Other items of interest include images and description of an Oriental Cuckoo in Redwood Park and a piece about recording bird sounds.
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Birdata records for parks
FEP member, Roger Jaensch, has offered to provide links to Birdata records for parks where FEP members work. As the links become available they will be added to the relevant park pages. The first instalment appears at the foot of this page below the explanation of Birdata that Roger has provided. Birdata is a national…
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A Rocha bird survey
Toowoomba representatives of A Rocha Australia have recently completed a report on observations of bird life in Duggan Bushland Park undertaken during 2024. The report has been linked from the Duggan Bushland Park page along with earlier reports and is available here:
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Panorama Crescent discovery
The most recent work in Panorama Crescent park has been the uncovering of an historical dry rock wall which we believe was constructed late 1920’s the unemployed people living in Redwood Park as a practice exercise for the one-way section of Prince Henry Drive.
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CANCELLED – FEP Open Day
The FEP Open Day for Parks Week which was to be held at Williams Park on Saturday, 8 March has been CANCELLED in response to Cyclone Alfred. Toowoomba Regional Council has advised that Council’s urban parks, sporting facilities, and Bushland Parks will close from Friday, 7 March for the purposes of keeping the public safe…