Bobtail
Bobtails are seen regularly by visitors to Jirdarup. Learn more about them....
Birds of Jirdarup
This book is for everyone who has an interest in nature and conservation with a will to save our wonderful bird species from further decline in urban areas. It is a pure joy to read. Our gardens can be the...
Our Book about Jirdarup
This delightful coffee table book will inspire you with its photographs and its stories of how a community saved this treasured inner-city Banksia woodlands. It was launched by Mayor Karen Vernon on 16 September 2023....
Bats
Check this out - 375 recordings of bats in Jirdarup in March 2024 - and more .....
Curtin Leads Banksia Woodland Restoration
X-ray scanning of native seeds allows for rapid assessment of seed quality, which is critical in restoration efforts. Learn more about what is happening in the lab at Curtin University....
What’s to love about Jirdarup
Clare will inspire you to visit. Join her in imagining it 100s and 1000s of years ago....
Noongar Six Seasons
Learn about the Noongar seasons and get a copy of our poster....
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....
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....
About birds by Noongar Boodjar
Learn the Noongar names for our common birds, and progress to spelling those names and even constructing simple sentences. Includes notes for teachers and parents....
Wildflower Society of WA resources for kids
An activity to inspire children to love our wildflowers - for young people, their parents and their teachers....
Colouring in
Learn about plants and animals by colouring in and reading the information....
Urban Bushland Council resources for schools
A wealth of educational materials designed to inspire and inform young minds about the importance and beauty of our local bushland....
Research papers
The Friends of Jirdarup Bushland have identified a wide range of published and unpublished research in Jirdarup. Those references are available here....
UWA Architecture ‘Living Laboratory’ Project
In 2023 several by Master of Landscape Architecture students at UWA who re-imagined and re-designed the Town with a particular species from Jirdarup in mind....
Conservation is good for you
Listen to long term Friend, Dr Helen Brown, on why conservation is good for you. As a local who lives near the bushland she finds conservation and volunteering is enriching her life....
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....