Pop-up Wildflower Walk at the Dementia Trail
The Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat and the Friends of Canadian Corridor host an annual,
self-guided, pop-up wildflower trail walk, generally along the Dementia Friendly Forest and
Sensory Trail in Woowookarung Regional Park. Here you see John Gregurke of the Ballarat Field
Nats with visiting SA Field Nats ready for a Wildflower Walk. Here is our eleventh annual walk
information sheet, 2026, to see what to expect. The walk's wildflowers are signposted from the
18th to 25th of October this year.
Backyard Bird Count Oct 19-25 2026
You can download/view a Woowookarung RP Birding Hotspot map here… open map →
28 September 2026: Spikey News Early Spring
Spikey News #132 features
- Tree planting concludes successfully
- Park Visitor Centre Planning consultation
- 10000 step trail goes viral
- 11th Wildflower Walk
- Bird of the season
- Cascades in full flow
- Aussie Bird Count
- King Parrot sighting
- Koala spotting
- Bird flu – Parks Victoria request
- Park work
Urban Ripple Project concludes successfully
14 August 2026: Spikey News Ballarat Biodiversity Week Special
- Park Visitor Centre Planning announced and consultation now open
- Biodiversity Week a great success
- 10000 Step Loop Trail opened
- 10000 Step Loop Trail inaugural walk
- Bob Hartmann – “Ballarat Environmental Stewardship Award”
- Dr Jane Fenelon at the Biodiversity Week “Turning the clock back” Community Forum
- Ten-year celebration of the launch of Woowookarung Regional Park
- Community Tree planting success
- 2026 Urban Ripple Tree Plantings update
- Rotary Clubs of Ballarat support
- Sailors Gully Neighbourhood Watch group set to form
Visitor Node Plan
