Biodiversity Rings in Mount Barker
Our works crew has been busy around Mount Barker!
One of the enclosures planted out
As part of our Healthy Urban Waterways project, we’ve been building Biodiversity Rings - a clever, low‑plastic solution that protects young plants from grazing while creating thriving pockets of understorey habitat.
Inspired by a design by local environmentalists Paul and Angela Cullen (TwoBushies), these 5‑metre‑wide enclosures are densely planted with local native species. By allowing plants to establish together - and without the need for individual plastic guards - vegetation can grow healthier, stronger, and more resilient over time.
The fencing will remain in place long enough to give the plants the best chance to fully establish. It can then be removed and reused at another site, making this a smart, sustainable approach to revegetation by reducing the amount of environmental plastic used.
For larger species and sedges along Mount Barker Creek, we’re also using biodegradable guards to give them extra protection.
We’re excited to watch these pockets of habitat grow and continue supporting healthier urban waterways.
Works crew planting and building the enclosures
Newly planted with seedlings
This project is funded by the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust under the Urban Rivers and Catchments Program, with the support of Second Nature Conservancy.
Click above and learn about the Nature Project…
