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In your Backyard

Find out how to attract wildlife into your backyard. It is surprisingly easy and very rewarding creating native areas within your garden that wildlife can inhabit. By doing this you will help to create corridors for animals to move through.

 

Native Birds & Mammals Nest Boxes
bir-nest_boxes.pdf  ( 412.6 KB )
Snakes around the Home
rep-snakes_around_home.pdf  ( 60 KB )
Environmentally friendly pest control in the Butterfly Garden
inv-butterfly_pest_control.pdf  ( 58.9 KB )
Flying Periods of Victorian Butterflies
inv_flying_periods_vic_butterflies.pdf  ( 42.4 KB )
Ten steps to a Butterfly Garden
inv-butterfly_gardening.pdf  ( 220.3 KB )
Butterfly Gardening - Plant list
inv-butterflygardens.pdf  ( 756.3 KB )
Butterfly Crossword Puzzle
inv-butterfly_crossword.pdf  ( 27.1 KB )
Butterfly Feature Match
inv-butterfly_match.pdf  ( 14.3 KB )
Wetlands Habitats - Caring for Turtles
rep-turtle.pdf  ( 149.1 KB )
Wetlands Habitats - Frog Gardening
amp-frog_gardening.pdf  ( 276 KB )
Wetlands Habitats - Frog Pond Checklist
amp-frog_pond_checklist.pdf  ( 48.2 KB )
Wetlands Habitats - Growling Grass Frog Habitat
amp-growling_grass_habitat.pdf  ( 119.1 KB )
Wetlands Habitats - Care for Skinks
rep-skinks.pdf  ( 125.6 KB )

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