Styx Mill Wetland, Trip #83

In early November, we visited Styx Mill Reserve, looking at both the ponds and the some of the tributaries to the Styx River. On this occasion we filled out some of the stream data collection sheets written by the Department of Conservation, see here (page 20-22). We found them a useful prompt for thinking about the site,...

Smacks Creek, Trip #45

One of our recent trips was to Smacks Creek. There is a project on NatureWatch for Smacks Creek, so we were able to contribute to that. The creek is a small waterway, upstream of Styx Mill wetland, that ultimately feeds into the Styx River. There is a strip of esplanade reserve along the waterway, between...

Avon River & Red Zone, Trip #32

Critter Club visited part of the red zone, where houses have been demolished following earthquakes. We focused on an area at the edge of the Avon river, at the eastern end of North Avon Road. The site had a mixture of habitats: aquatic (in the water) riparian (along the river edge) roadside & 'waste' places...

Avon River (Little Hagley Park), Trip #21

We visited a site in Little Hagley Park with easy access to the river, just east of Fendalton Road. Animals There were quite a few different animals in the water. The largest were fish. Aquatic invertebrates were also common. There were adult damselfly flying about as well. There were many insects on the banks as well....