Inner West Council - National Tree Day: Session 1

Inner West Council’s Urban Ecology team invites you to take part in our National Tree Day Planting event on Sunday 27 July 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to get your hands dirty, give back to the community and be part of our group effort to improve biodiversity in the Inner West! With a widespread loss of urban bushland, combined efforts to restore midstory and understory vegetation are more important than ever. Planting native plants provides crucial habitat to native small bird species, reptiles, marsupials and mammals. To help with National Tree Day 2025, the team have selected a variety of locally sourced, endemic flora for the community to plant in the restoration area at Birchgrove Oval. These species are locally native, highly diverse and are the building blocks of the Coastal Sandstone Foreshore Forest vegetation community we are looking to re-establish for the area. These are the plants that show you what Country you are on. Expect to see and learn about all the locally native plants of the Inner West’s Coastal Foreshore forests, including paperbarks, wattles and more!

DIRECTIONS

National Tree Day 2025 will take place at Birchgrove Park, Birchgrove. The planting site is on the western side of Birchgrove Oval, just north of the tennis courts. We encourage participants to utilise Public Transport or carpool if necessary to avoid congestion. Parking may be affected due to sporting events. The 441 Bus Stop at Birchgrove Park is a short walk away from the event.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

Council will provide gloves, trowels, and other tools for the planting. No experience required! You will be guided by trained experts on the day! Family friendly event – all ages welcome. We strongly encourage participants to utilise Public Transport options to attend the day, as parking is limited. For more information email urbanecology@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

WHAT'S PROVIDED?

Gloves,Tools and equipment for planting,Watering cans / buckets,BBQ