June Outing – Jarramlee pond, Dunlop

Come along to explore Jarramlee pond and the flow line that feeds it!

The pond is in the suburb of Dunlop, just upstream of Ginninderra Creek and adjacent to Jarramlee–West MacGregor Grasslands Nature Reserve – a 145-hectare protected area on the north-western border of the ACT. The reserve extends from a small hill, Stony Knob, down to the minor floodplains of Ginninderra and Gooromon Ponds creeks. The grasslands form a large, contiguous habitat for threatened, grassland-dependent species such as the Golden Sun Moth that extends into neighbouring parts of NSW.

Time and Date: 10 am, Monday 8th June

Meeting Place: Cotter Place on the western edge of MacGregor (see map below).

Walk Description: We will walk about 200 m to Jarramlee pond along a bike / walking path, then around the southern and western edges of Jarramlee pond looking for waterbirds, and then into its plantings around the pond margins. We will continue further up the green corridor, possibly as far as Ginninderra Drive, where there are planted woodland remnants, then return.

Morning Tea: There is at least one picnic table near the pond for a BYO morning tea stop.

Leader: John Brickhill

Registration: to John Stein, using the RSVP form on the right

NB: FNAC does not provide Personal Accident Insurance. It is recommended that all participants on FNAC outings have Ambulance Cover in case of accident or sudden serious illness requiring urgent evacuation. Ambulance cover is often included with Private Health Insurance plans or it can be purchased separately.