Going wild at The Ponds

Native wildlife loves living at the Ponds. Picture: ISABELLA LETTINI

AN 80ha nature corridor in The Ponds is now teeming with life thanks to Landcom and Greening Australia.

Teams have been working for five years to regenerate the area around Second Ponds Creek, planting more a million native trees, shrubs and grasses.

Landcom sustainability and policy director Steve Driscoll said Landcom aimed to leave natural habitats more ecologically sustainable than when the organisation moved in. "Prior to starting at The Ponds, the area was a degraded natural system which had many salinity and water flow issues, particularly along Second Ponds Creek," he said.

"After extensive work the Cumberland Plain woodland environment and riparian corridor are now thriving areas for local flora and fauna within a regenerated creek system."

Greening Australia River Recovery program manager Rowan Wood said evidence of life returning to the area was plain to see.

"The bushland corridor is now starting to support a range of bird species such as the eastern yellow robin and red-browed finches, which use the area as a foraging resource," he said.

"The focus of the next two years is on assisting regeneration within the remnant areas and ongoing maintenance of the entire bush corridor."

Source: whereilive