Students dig in for nature trail planting day
Students from Eden Hills Primary School, St Johns Grammar and Concordia College along with Scouts from Blackwood Scouts joined volunteers from the Woodlake Reserve Action Group (WRAG) for a planting weekend at Craigburn Farm last month.
Across two days, volunteers planted 800 rushes, sedges and grasses as part of Stage 1 of the Woodlake Reserve Nature Trail project.
Launched in 2025, the project will see the creation of a 2km trail encompassing three nature reserves: Woodlake Drive Reserve, Wetlands Reserve and Highfield Drive Reserve, creating a biodiversity corridor for local wildlife.
WRAG Chairperson Angela Hills welcomed the support of Trees for Life, who helped raise the seedlings and prepare planting areas.
“We’ve had some fantastic support from the community again this year and it’s great to see all the hard work paying off as these plants become established.”
The weekend was supported by a City of Mitcham My Mitcham Community Grant, Blackwood Rotary, who ran a sausage sizzle, Bracegirdle’s, who supplied hot drinks, and Green Adelaide.
The nature trail project is supported by a Green Adelaide Grassroots Grant.