Stirling Linear Park, in the Adelaide Hills, is a natural reserve close to the centre of Stirling in South Australia. The Park contains large areas of natural bushland providing significant conservation and biodiversity value to the Adelaide Hills.

Photo courtesy Rob Tanner, 2012

A lot of birdlife, bandicoots, kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, snakes and other wildlife live, feed and breed in the park. This photo of the grey kangaroos was taken in Woorabinda.

Read here about our efforts to make the park koala friendly, with the help of grants for revegetation, and a lot of volunteer effort.

Woorabinda featured recently in an article in Weekend Notes. It has some good information and a lot of pictures of the lake and birds.

Dogs on leash are welcome in the Park. Please ensure that they stay on the paths and do not go into the lake. Wild animals are easily stressed and stressed animals often fail to breed or thrive. Enjoy your walk, and remember to bring a bag for the doggy do.

The Adelaide Hills Council has provided an excellent off-leash dog park at Wright Road, Stirling, where dogs can be exercised and socialised. There are several other parks available as well. Full details are available on the Adelaide Hills Council web site.

Check our newsletters for the latest news about the Park. The Friends work very hard to protect and improve the park, and we often need help. Read the latest newsletter here.

See About the Park for an introduction to the Park, or view the pages on the separate components of Hender Reserve, Madurta Reserve, Stirling Park and Woorabinda. Also check the bird list, which provides links to photos and sounds of many of the birds. See the Summer 2012 newsletter for photos and information about recent fauna sightings.

You can take a self guided walk around the Woorabinda Lake. A brochure is available to help you get the most out of your walk.

An Environmental Value Assessment Report has been completed for the Friends of Stirling Linear Park by Robby Towill. It is an excellent report, and provides a lot of interesting information. It is provided here as a PDF (3.4 Mb).

Photo courtesy Ronald Kooi
These tortoises were spotted at Woorabinda. This illustrates the need to leave fallen logs in place as they are put to good use by the tortoises, lizards, frogs and other inhabitants of the park.

Fallen trees and branches in other areas are also part of the natural ecosystem and whenever possible should be left to rot and crumble away, providing homes and nourishment for small animals and insects.

Are you interested in joining the Friends of Stirling Linear Park? A family can join for just $10 a year, or $40 for 5 years. Print the membership form from the latest newsletter and send it in.

Donations to the Friends of Stirling Linear Park Fund are tax deductible.

If you have any questions about the Park, or comments about the web site, please email.

For information about similar groups, see Friends of Mark Oliphant Park or Friends of Parks.

 

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