O.H. Reid Reserve BushCare Group

Chatswood West

September 1994 (November 1998)

General Description

The area is an oval reserve with a oundary of bushland and houses backing on to this bush. The bushland areas are still in fairly good condition. However, several stormwater outlets are impacting on a local basis. The outlets are causing weed invasion and erosion problems. the main stormwater pipe running underneath the oval extends into the bush and discharges at the top of a small escarpment.

The immediate boundary of the oval is maintained by Willoughby Council Parks staff and consists of regular spraying of herbicide around planted Banksias and Acacias.

Some of the current weed areas have been previously cleared but not maintained by Council staff.

Native Plant List

(See attached list).

Weed List

Asparagus Fern Asthma Weed Blackberry Canna Lili Cape Ivy Cobbler's Pegs
Croften Weed Fishbone Fern Flatweed Fleabane Honeysuckkle Lantana
Madeira Vine Morning Glory Ochna Large-leaf Privet Small-leaf Privet Potato Vine
Sow Thistle Wandering Jew Watsonia      

Description of Areas

Area Details
1 Heavily invaded by Fishbone Fern, Wandering Jew, Privet, Camphor Laurel, Ochna and Lantana.
2 Reasonably good bush with light invasion of Privet and Camphor Laurel. Areas on top of escarpment have Asparagus Fern and Cassia.
3 Heavy invasion of Lantana and Privet due to stormwater outlet. Weeding should not take place until stormwater is controlled.
4 Heavy Lantana and other woody weeds.
5 Disturbed site due to stormwater work and previous primary weeding by Council. Some natives but Privet, Camphor Laurel and Pittosporum create a dense canopy. Ground is covered with Wandering Jew.
6 Maintained by Willoughby Council Parks staff as part of the Oval.
7 Invaded by Cape Ivy and Camphor Laurel. Can be maintained similar to Area 6.
8 Garden escapes such as Bamboo coming from houses above. Still a diversity of native sandstone soil plants.
9 Mixture of woody weeds on western side and good bush to the east. Some planting has been done in this area.
10 Moist area containing Coachwoods and Casuarinas. However, heavily infested with Privet. Stormwater outlet requires work.
11 Heavy infestation of Privet due to stormwater outlet. However, border with barbeque area is maintained by Willoughby Council Parks staff.

Aims

Action Plan

October

  1. Maintain existing cleared areas in Area 1 - remove Wandering Jew, Fishbone Fern, Camphor Laurel and Privet regrowth
  2. Maintain Area 9 - remove seeding Annuals and Asparagus Fern; do not press on with Lanatan clearing in Area 3 until stormwater control has taken place (it's on the list)
  3. Begin Banboo and Privet removal in Area 8 behind houses.

November

  1. Continue maintenance of Area 1 & 9
  2. Expand weeded area in Area 1 through removal of Fishbone Fern and small Privet saplings into Area 5
  3. Continue with Bamboo removal in Area 8

December

  1. Maintain Area 1 & 9
  2. Check on Bamboo regrowth in Area 8
  3. Begin weeding of Camphor Laurels and Privets in Area 2. This area is reasonably good bush and the weed growth is fairly light. regeneration will be good.

Work to be done in coming months

Plants Required

Species Number   Species Number
Acacia linifolia 30   Dianella caerulea 50
A. longifolia 30   Dodonea triquetra 30
A. suaveolens 30   Eucalyptus haemastoma 10
A. terminalis 20   E. pilularis 15
Angophra costata 20   Grevillea buxifolia 20
Banksia ericifolia 20   G. sericea 20
B. integrifolia 15   Lomandra longifolia 50
B.serrata 15   Hibbertia dentata 20
Bauera ruboides 30   H.scandens 30
Casuarina littoralis

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Extra Work

 

 

 

 

 

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