Windsor Guides have helped planting native seedlings, and also maintaining / weeding the area, and have enjoyed seeing the growth.
The Bushy Point Restoration Project aim is to restore a 14 hectare area of pasture grass, located between two remnants of nationally significant native totara forest.
From the year 2000 to 2010 Otatara Landcare volunteers have planted 1000 locally grown native plants a year at Bushy Point. From 2011 Bushy Point has been part of the “Living Legends” national planting project with local volunteers and schoolchildren planting 10,000 plants in three years under this project.
Otatara is a great place to explore the natural environment You can go exploring with your family and check out great resources to learn about the range of life that lives here – native plants, birds, insects and more.
- Easy walking grass track with views of estuary
- Interpretation panels
- Picnic tables
- Planting areas
- Pond
- No toilet facilities
- Dogs allowed on leads
- Allow about an hour return to walk the track – longer to stop for views and a picnic... and searching for Caches