About the Reserve

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Information

The Waite Conservation Reserve is open to the public from dawn to dusk every day except on Fire Ban Days in the Mt Lofty Ranges fire district (South Australian Country Fire Service Hotline 1300 362361).

The Reserve is a vital biodiversity hotspot in the heart of the city, home to unique flora and fauna. To preserve the Reserve natural environment and minimise disturbance to wildlife living in the area, dogs are not permitted.

The Waite Conservation Reserve Logo: features the blue devil – Eryngium rostratum, a spiny herb that occurs in the Reserve and has conservation status.

Waite Conservation Reserve is supported by dedicated university volunteers and the Friends of the Waite Conservation Reserve.

Reserve trails map and boundary

Objectives and conservation value

  • Protects precious remnant vegetation.
  • One of the best surviving examples in the Adelaide Hills of Grey Box Grassy Woodland, a depleted and poorly conserved vegetation type.
  • Home to 43 uncommon, rare, vulnerable or endangered plant species.
  • A habitat for native animals, for example echidnas, koalas, kangaroos, as well as butterflies, reptiles and birds.
  • A valuable resource for ongoing research in ecology, biological control, and related fields.
  • A valuable and accessible resource for teaching environmental management to secondary and tertiary students.
  • Provide a beautiful and tranquil environment for bushwalking, birdwatching and other quiet recreation.
  • Easy access to bushland for people living in urban Adelaide.

Contact us

Waite Historic Precinct

Telephone

(08) 8313 7497

Email

urrbraehouse@adelaide.edu.au