Projects

Found just 30 minutes from Central Auckland, the Waitākere Ranges are home to some of our most treasured species. 

Forest & Bird’s Waitakere branch is restoring Te Henga wetland in West Auckland by removing pest species and re-introducing native wildlife.

Bushy Park Tarapuruhi is a lowland rainforest surrounded by a predator-proof fence.

It is home to a range of native species, including hihi, kōkako, kererū, robin, and tīeke (saddleback).

A project to clear exotic and invasive pest plants, abandoned cars, and household rubbish from a neglected Department of Conservation reserve.

Getting there: The 13 hectare reserve is located 8km east of Rata, on Putorino Road off SH1, near Marton.

Pearl Creek (off Cotterell Road, Appleby, access from the Great Taste Trail cycle path) is a spring-fed stream that flows into the Waimeha/Waimea Inlet. It was part of the extensive Waimea delta system, now fragmented by different land uses in

Walking tracks: There are no established tracks but access stiles can be found close to the old pioneer cemetery (also worth seeing.) Because of the steep and slippery terrain it is recommended that walkers are accompanied by a guide.

Karaka Cove was the first local reserve to have a pest control plan put into action, with Auckland Council supplying all the traps.

Walking tracks: None

Getting there: The reserve is not publically accessible.

Our goal is to restore diversity and take the gully back to pre-1840 flora and fauna

Tracks: There is one track on the reserve that takes around 50 minutes to complete.

The Violet Bonnington Reserve (VBR) is a small area of about half a hectare, originally pasture, that was purchased by the Rotorua Branch of Forest & Bird in 2006 in order to provide public access from Paradise Valley Rd to the Mt Ngongotahā Scenic