Located in Sydney’s Southern Suburb of Illawong is Albert Delardes Reserve. The reserve is a small quite area, hidden away on Griffin Parade Illawong. Mainly frequented by people fishing in the tranquil surrounds of the Georges River. The reserve has playground, toilets, and a few easy bush tracks. Some of the bush track disappears in the tangle of African Lovegrass which can make you feel like you’re further from civilization then you really area.
Sutherland Shire Council is doing some great work with volunteer groups in natural area restoration projects and this is clearly evident as you walk through.
Flora within the reserve is starting to return to its natural state with Kangaroo Grass, Barbed Wire Grass, Woody Pear and some rare Linum marginale, which is an erect plant with small blue flowers supported by slender stems to approximately 50cm high. Flowering in spring these perennial plants prefer full sun. (see picture)
Fauna due to the size of the reserve it doesn’t and can’t really support any large an
imals. When I arrive I was greeted by a Kookaburra having a great feast on a lizard. There are also hundreds of small crabs along the water line. But most exciting was an Eastern Rosella that had made its nest in the base of a Gum Tree right next to the children’s playground.
Fauna due to the size of the reserve it doesn’t and can’t really support any large an
imals. When I arrive I was greeted by a Kookaburra having a great feast on a lizard. There are also hundreds of small crabs along the water line. But most exciting was an Eastern Rosella that had made its nest in the base of a Gum Tree right next to the children’s playground.I will be returning to the reserve later this year to report on how the natural area restoration projects area are progressing.
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