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Located in the neighbouring cemetery. A potential source of inspiration for this project.

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The Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) plantation. Despite being a native gum tree, this variety is not native to Eyre Peninsula. 

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A government marker of some kind located near the centre of the site.

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An infestation of garden escapees. Succulent species, possibly Agave.

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Old Eucalyptus porosa/Mallee Box. Many of these trees would predate Europeans in the Port Lincoln/Galinyala area.

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Seedling Pepper Tree (Schinus molle) - a South American species. 

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The eastern edge of the site, showing mowing performed by city council as a fire precaution. 

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Thick understory vegetation. A combination of native and weed species.

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Walking trail/fire access track, north western corner of the site next to the cemetery.

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A historically planted palm tree - not native - found in the central west of the site.

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Polygala myrtifolia flower - a widespread South African weed species, originally introduced as a garden plant but now taking over disturbed ground all over lower Eyre Peninsula.

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Pittosporum angustifolium/Gumbi Gumbi fruit and leaves. A traditional medicinal plant.

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Asparagus asparagoides/Bridal Creeper. Another widespread weed of South African origin. This plant shows evidence of damage done by a leaf fungus introduced to try and control it.

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A hive of Apis mellifera/European Honey Bees using a hollow in a Eucalypt. Feral Bees are increasingly recognised as an environmental threat despite their useful connections to humans.

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Clematis aphylla/Old Man's Beard seeds. A traditional medicinal plant.

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Orange Bracket Fungus - part of the decomposition process of fallen wood on site.

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A replanted Sheoak tree (Allocasuarina verticillata) with the remains of a tree guard. Evidence of past land management attempts.

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An informal walkway through otherwise impenetrable Acacia paradoxa/Kangaroo Thorn Wattle. 

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Erosion damage to a main walking trail/fire access track.

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Allocasuarina verticillata/Sheoak. A healthy specimen, likely replanted sometime in the last 50 years.

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man made structure - possibly for mountain biking - found in the south-western corner of our site.

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Pittosporum undulatum/Sweet Pittosporum. Despite being an Australian native, this tough east coast rainforest plant is becoming a weed outside it's natural range - including in the lower Eyre Peninsula.

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Incidental land management by a community member - this weed (Polygala) seedling has been pulled out of a walking trail border.

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Acacia paradoxa/Kangaroo Thorn Wattle. Excellent habitat for small native birds, but in some locations a safety/fire hazard for humans.

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An Acacia species, possibly a hybrid between A, paradoxa and A. dodonifolia.

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Acacia dodonifolia/Sticky Wattle. Along with Acacia paradoxa, the most numerous native species on site.

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Seedling Olives (Olea europea), with other weeds - Lincoln weed and a grass species - in the background.

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Another Acacia. Acacia cyclops/Western Wreath Wattle. A Western Australian species not historically found on lower Eyre Peninsula.

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Olearia axillaris/Coast Daisybush. A traditional medicinal plant.

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Discarded rubbish.

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A Leaf Curling Spider. By mid Autumn, fauna apart from invertebrates (and birds moving too fast to photograph) can be hard to spot.

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A fallen Eucalyptus porosa trunk with regrowth.

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Recently dumped garden waste directly next to the northern car park.

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Eastern Blue Tongue (Tiliqua scincoides). This individual was found less than 1km from site, so is likely to occur there too.

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Wahlenbergia stricta/Native Bluebell. This native - with edible flowers and tubers - was found within line of sight of our site, so may still exist in the reserve.

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Exocarpus sparteus/Golden Cherry Ballart. A useful and uncommon native plant.

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Hardenbergia violaceae/Native Wisteria. A pea relative, the seeds were a traditional food while Europeans used the leaves as a tea substitute at times.

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Dodonea viscosa/Sticky Hop Bush. A traditional medicinal plant.

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Pinus halapensis/Aleppo Pine. A feral species - though the critically endangered EP Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo population now rely on this species for food in certain seasons…

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Dianella genus - a Flax Lily. Some species had edible berries though others were considered toxic. Not sure which one this is. The leaves were also useful as a weaving material.

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Kikuyu grass - a lawn escapee. This section of the site receives regular stormwater run off from Breton Place.

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Xanthorhea semiplana - one of the iconic Yakka/Grass Trees - was a valuable resource for Aboriginal and European cultures. They would have once grown on our site, like they still do nearby.

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Microserotis lanceolata- Murnong/Yam Daisy. A staple food in various parts of pre invasion Australia, with evidence of widespread farming. It grows naturally on lower Eyre Peninsula, so likely existed on our site.

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Native ground Orchids of many shapes and colours are another iconic Australian plant. They provided food sources traditionally, though are protected these days and susceptible to overgrazing from introduced herbivores, land clearing, habitat fragmentation, soil degradation and more. Many species occur on lower EP.

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Another local Orchid species.

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And yet another Orchid. It is a very diverse family. All three of these images were taken less than 50km from our site.

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Tachyglossus aculeatus/Short Beaked Echidna. Widespread but not regularly seen, they may possibly still inhabit our site and nearby areas.

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Pogona barbata/Bearded Dragon. A likely inhabitant of our site still, though cats, foxes, dogs & traffic are all threatening factors.

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Podargus strigoides - Tawny Frogmouth. I’ve heard them nearby, but just haven’t seen them yet!

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Calyptorynchus funereus whitei - The Eyre Peninsula Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo. Down to less than 20 individuals at last count, these amazing birds would have once roamed over and through the Galinyala landscape.

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Aquila audax/Wedge Tailed Eagle. Another distinctive bird, culturally significant to many and occasional visitor to the skies near our site.

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A native solitary bee, Thyreus genus, seen on the second field trip. The flower is an introduced species, now weedy in SA.

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Another example of a native insect (a butterfly identified on the iNaturalist platform as Ocybadistes walkeri - Green Grass-Dart) using an introduced weed (Lincoln Weed) as a food source.

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An unusual ladybird species - Orcus australasiae- seen on a SheOak on the second field trip.