Transforming paddocks into wildlife habitat using native plants
We provide consulting services for property owners in Hepburn Shire, Mount Macedon Shire and Mount Alexander Shire who are interested in restoring native habitat and in turning former grazing areas into thriving ecosystems.
Rewilding and Rehabilitating Farm Land in Central Victoria
While the concept of sea change or tree change isn’t new, the number of people buying acreage with a view to rehabilitate and rewild old farm land is growing. Most of us intuitively grasp that we feel better emotinally, physically, and spiritually when we are in nature. You can repay nature by investing in healing the property you have purchased.
What most people in Australia don’t know is that research has confirmed that of the G20 countries, Australia is ranked in second worst place (after South Africa) for failing and fragile ecosystems. Those that have cared enough to watch have seen consecutive government – federal, state and local – fail to protect Australia’s unique biodiversity. Land clearing has created fragmented pockets of habitat for native animals. Species reliant on trees and shrubs have been left in an untenable situation for any wildlife population dependent on a forest habitat when an area is denuded of trees.
Yet no matter your commitment to rehabilitating and rewilding your property, it is difficult to know where to start. The scale of what is needed may seem too overwhelming. Add to this that it is easy to miss issues that will turn out to be critical to your success. This is where we can help.
Key is to recognise and make use of the positives already in place on your land rather than jumping into costly infrastructure projects. Our environment and climate means that in many instances rehabilitation and rewilding can occur much quicker if we give mother nature a bit of a helping hand, yet starting with smaller projects as detailed below is often advisable over trying to tackle everyhting at once.
Butterfly Bank
Planting flowering native plants along drives or on banks provides habitat and food for birds and insects. It looks amazing too!
Micro Forest
Tiny and micro forests are a great way to accelerate rewildling. Dense planting accelerates tree growth and protection from roos and deer is much easier.
Wind Break
Most degraded grazing land lacks wind breaks, to protect tubestock planting and your amenity. Acacia blackwood is a fast-growing, dense tree which is ideal for this purpose.
Why Choose Our Services?
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