Welcome to our Tiny Forest
Lake Macquarie's first school based Tiny Forest was planted on 7 May 2024 by the Teralba Public School community with support from by local Not-for-Profit organisation - The Groundswell Collective. The design of this forest includes a sculptural entrance way, outdoor seating, 500 plants that are comprised of 35 native tree and shrub species endemic to the area.
Be a Science Superhero
To access all our surveys and instructions on how to take part for this Tiny Forest, click the link to the left or scan the QR code with your mobile (each QR is unique to each forest). Find out more about Tiny Forest research
Citizen Science Surveys
108 Surveys Completed
View the total submitted surveys for this Tiny Forest.
100
Carbon
Storage
Storage
0
Pollinators
Timed Count
Timed Count
0
Butterflies
Timed Count
Timed Count
0
Butterfly
Species
Species
3
Ground
Dwellers
Dwellers
3
Thermal
Comfort
Comfort
0
FM: Infiltration
Rate
Rate
2
FM: Compaction
Colour & Texture
Colour & Texture
Help Needed: Become a Tree Keeper
Want to care for nature, connect with your community, and expand your skills? Support this Tiny Forest by becoming a volunteer Tree Keeper! Get involved in:
- Maintenance (weeding and litter picking in this Tiny Forest)
- Community Engagement (inspire local people to join in)
- Science (counting butterflies, measuring trees, and more!)
You decide the activities and how often to do them, either on your own or with fellow Tree Keepers. Earthwatch is here to support you every step of the way! Once you complete the signup form, you will be added to our regular communications with all the latest on Tiny Forests and how you can help. What are you waiting for...
Planting Information
Planted
By:
School Children
Planting
Date:
07 May 2024
Planted
Area:
197m2
Classroom
Area:
1m2
Featured
Pathways:
No
Tallest
Tree:
166 cm
Species Planted in the Forest:Black She-oak(Allocasuarina littoralis) | Blueberry Ash(Elaeocarpus reticulatus) | Bracelet Honey-myrtle(Melaleuca armillaris subsp. Armillaris) | Cheese Tree(Glochidion Ferdinandi var.ferdinanadi) | Coast Banksia(Banksia integrifolia) | Coffee bush(Breynia oblongifolia) | Common hop bush, Large leaf hop bush(Dodonea triquetra) | Common Lilly Pilly(Acmena Smithii) | Conesticks(Petrophile pulchella) | Crimson Bottlebrush(Callistemon citrinus) | Dwarf Apple(Angophona hispida) | Finger Hakea(Hakea dactyloides) | Forest she-oak(Allocasuarina torulosa) | Golden Glory-pea(Gompholobium latifolium) | Golden Pea(Aotus ericoides) | Gorse bitter-pea(Daviesia ulicifolia subsp. ulicifolia) | Gossamer Wattle(Acacia floribunda) | Handsome flat-pea(Platylobium formosum) | Hickory wattle(Acacia implexa) | Hillock Bush(Melaleuca Hypericifolia) | Hoary Guinea Flower(Hibbertia obtusifolia) | Leafy Wedge-pea(Gompholobium virgatum) | Long Leaved Wattle(Acacia longifolia) | Mountain Devil(Lambertia formosa) | Mytle Wattle(Acacia Myrtifolia) | Old Man Banksia(Banksia serrata) | Orange Pultenaea(Pultenaea euchila) | Silky Grevillea(Grevillea sericea) | Slender palm lily(Cordyline stricta) | Swamp sheoak(Casuarina glauca) | Sweet Wattle(Acacia suaveolens) | Teatree(Leptospermum polygalifolium) | Tick Bush(Kunzea ambigua) | Wallum Banksia(Banksia aemula) | Willow-leaved Hakea(Hakea salicifolia)
Funded By:
Tiny Forest Location:
- 57 York St, Teralba
- 2284
- Australia
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GPS: -32.962380896094025, 151.60659548151506
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Landowner(s):