The day couldn’t have been any better for our Woodland Wildflower and Orchid walk at the end of September. We had along some new people who hadn’t been involved with Mid Lachlan Landcare previously which was fantastic, and we all made some new friends as well as seeing some of the gorgeous local wildflowers and orchids.

It is amazing to think that much of our local Box Gum Grassy Woodlands used to be covered in many wildflowers, lilies, and orchids. Most of these have now been grazed out unfortunately, but you can see an amazing diversity up around Conimbla National Park.

Some favorites for everyone on the day were the Purplish Beard Orchids, Gompholobium huegelli (what a name!), Dampiera, the Bearded Greenhood and a couple of Sun Orchids. We’ve created a bit of a list of what we found including pictures that we are happy to share with anyone who would like to see it.

Towards the end of the year, we are planning to do another walk up there to visit the Flannel Flowers which are rare around this area. We are also keen to see what else we can find. If you would like to take part in our next walk or get involved in other opportunities with Mid Lachlan Landcare, please get in touch with Tracee on 0417 799 425 or email us to be included in our subscribers list midlachlanlandcare@gmail.com