Bats
Check this out - 375 recordings of bats in Jirdarup in March 2024 - and more .....
Bird Watering Stations
The first Bird Watering Station was installed in 2018. There are now three. Cameras were installed at Etwell St in April 2024....
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo
Carnaby’s with their melodious wee-la call are a favourite for visitors to Jirdarup....
Trees in Jirdarup
In addition to the trees in Kensington Bushland, there are over 500 trees in and around Jirdarup. We have the formula to calculate the age of the Jarrah and Marri....
Balta hebardi – the Bush Cockroach
Meet Balta hebardi, not the five cockroach species plaguing our homes, but one of our very own Bush Cockroaches....
George St Reserve
George St Reserve started out as a sanitary depot. The community became increasingly unhappy about it....
Jarrah deaths
In 2020, Friends of Jirdarup Bushland first noticed dying trees. They took action and prepared a report asking the Town to investigate the cause....
Birds of Jirdarup
We have an exciting project underway. It will help amateur watchers identify the birds they see in Jirdarup, tell stories from Noongar Dreamtime and give hints for gardeners wanting to provide food and shelter for birds in the surrounding area....
Witches’ Broom
Witches’ Broom is a condition that is results in a deformity of the tree, that resembles a bird's nest or a broom, hence the name Witches’ Broom....
