Upcoming Trip: Allandale Reserve

Where: Allandale Reserve, Governors Bay Teddington Rd (see maps below) When: Monday 5 March 2018, 10 am until about 12 This is a muddy, saltwater wetland, so gumboots are recommended. Our meeting location is marked with a red pin on the maps below: What to bring: * Sensible clothing (sturdy footwear, hats etc.) * Any...

“Weekly” *news

spoiler alert...it's definitely not weekly *not much news involved either Well it's the one hundredth post I am not going to pretend that this isn't an excuse to get post 100. That cyclone thing was a near miss, pretty heavy rainfall. I think we could try doing some Andy Goldsworthy type art next time we...

John Britten Reserve, Trip #59

  Earlier this week we spent a scenic morning on the Port Hills, at John Britten Reserve. Below is some of what we saw: Animals Orbweaver spider Garden orbweb spider Jumping spider This spider was dark grey and very flat - it kept disappearing into this crack. Flesh flies There were quite a few flies...

Upcoming Trip: Coast, at Pacific Road

Where: Coast, opposite Pacific Road (see maps below) When: Monday 19 February 2018, 10 am until about 12 On this trip we will be exploring the dunes, the foreshore and the intertidal area. The tide will be almost out. Our meeting location is marked with a red pin on the maps below:   Suggestions on what...

Foldscopes, Trip #58

For our last session of 2017 we assembled some Foldscopes. These are paper-based microscopes that magnify 140x. They can also be attached to a camera phone, or projected onto a wall. There is more information at https://microcosmos.foldscope.com. For those of you that did assemble one, here are a few Foldscope tips & tricks: Do not...