Growing Food for Wildlife – Flat Rock Gully

Hello Willoughby!! Come along and help us grow food for sick, injured and orphaned native animals in the care of local wildlife rescue groups.

These working bees are an awesome opportunity to learn about native gardening, local plant species, local wildlife and to have a laugh and connect with locals and wildlife rehabilitators in your area!

A typical workshop and working bee could include an educational talk, weeding, watering, general maintenance of plots, planting new exciting plants, discussions about wildlife and lots of laughs. We even harvest food for the wildlife that are currently undergoing rehabilitation in your local area!.

Come gardening for wildlife with us every fourth Saturday of the month from 10:00am to 1:00pm!!!. It is great fun and a fantastic learning opportunity for everyone involved! No experience is required!

What to bring:

• Water Bottle
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Gardening Gloves if you have them

A bit about the project’s history:

The project began when several Sydney-based wildlife rehabilitators faced an influx of wildlife needing rescue and care. Sourcing food for these animals while in care is a challenge and many of these volunteers must spend hours each week trimming street trees for foliage and flowers. With ever increasing levels of compassion fatigue, something needed to be done. The opportunity for experienced wildlife rehabilitators to reach out and educate the community had diminished over intense rescue seasons. Thus a project that allows the wildlife rehabilitation community, bush care volunteers, citizen scientists and the general public to connect, develop and share a stronger knowledge base was needed. Growing Food for Wildlife.