Wild wonders await: join the Central Tablelands biodiversity celebrations
September is Biodiversity Month and Central Tablelands Local Land Services is excited to be celebrating the marvellous species and ecosystems that are unique to our area. Together with a raft of local community groups, we will be supporting events throughout the Lithgow, Bathurst, Orange, Cowra and Mudgee areas.
In previous years local communities have come together to count frogs, do night walks spotting nocturnal critters, host hundreds of children for Green Day, attend wattle ID days, and watch as school kids painted the steps near the Orange Art Gallery with threatened species murals.
This year promises to be bigger and better than ever with something for all interests and age levels.
In partnership with Lithgow Council and the Lithgow Community Nursery we have a range of activities on offer in and around Lithgow including a biodiversity bushwalk with botanist Dan Clarke. It’s an opportunity to join Dan as we walk through the bush and identify many of our unique flora species. Dan will also be joining us for similar walks at Eugowra and Bathurst.
Also happening in Lithgow will be frog walk ‘n talks, a Bird Festival in the Capertee Valley, a propagation workshop at the Lithgow Community nursery, and more!
Meanwhile in Orange we are bringing back nighttime spotlighting tours to spot some late-night locals like gliders and hopefully a koala.
Plus, the Rotary Sustainable Living Expo will be back along with the Great Southern Bioblitz.
New this year will be a sustainable garden workshop with landscaper Sally Bourne. Sally will show us the way to achieve a beautiful waterwise garden with plants that are hardy and proven in our local area.
For those living in Bathurst it will be the perfect time to attend a wattle ID day as our beautiful local specimens will be on full display.
For any citizen scientists amongst us there will be the opportunity to join us for a community field day staring our own iconic endangered Purple copper butterfly
Over in Mudgee, Watershed Landcare will be hosting Green Day with the theme of Our Farming Future. Nearly 600 school children attend this event every year with the likes of Costa and DirtGirl presenting on the day. The kids leave the day as environmental warriors excited to do more to protect our Central Tablelands landscape.
Last but not least in Cowra, local bird photographers will be tussling to take out top gong at the annual Archibird Prize competition hosted by Cowra Council.
So whether it’s fur, feathers or scales that piques your interest, there is something for everyone as we partner with community organisations to celebrate Biodiversity Month 2025 in the Central Tablelands.
See a list of Biodiversity Month events.
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For more information, please contact Cassie Jones at cassie.jones@lls.nsw.gov.au or on 0408 504 825