{"id":1490,"date":"2023-06-19T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T01:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2025-05-26T18:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T06:55:33","slug":"invitation-to-a-walk-along-the-edge-of-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/?p=1490","title":{"rendered":"Invitation to a walk along the edge of the woods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gardeners, nature watchers and ecological restorationists may like to join us in a guided tour of the ridgetop margin of Eskdale Forest, along the mown kikuyu edge of Eskdale Reserve where a white tape cordon marks the Gahnia Grove restoration project.<br><br>If you have a ready-made small group, we can schedule an hour to suit you, at a cost of $90 for the group.<br><br>Otherwise, email or message us your availability and interests, and we will see what can be organised.<br><br>From requests we have had so far, the focus for a tour could be<br><br>&#8211; efficient and effective control of environmental weeds without chemicals, especially kikuyu (beyond the mown area, which is controlled ny mowing)<br><br>&#8211; free wild native groundcovers and leafy shrubs<br><br>&#8211; how to recognise the free native tree seedlings which pop up in your garden or restoration site<br><br>Our website has some information and photos of all these, with more to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5000\" height=\"2813\" src=\"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNCHFKM-S-long-karjuvs-FT-20230409_120426_001-5000x2813.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNCHFKM-S-long-karjuvs-FT-20230409_120426_001-5000x2813.jpg 5000w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNCHFKM-S-long-karjuvs-FT-20230409_120426_001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNCHFKM-S-long-karjuvs-FT-20230409_120426_001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNCHFKM-S-long-karjuvs-FT-20230409_120426_001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNCHFKM-S-long-karjuvs-FT-20230409_120426_001-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5000\" height=\"2813\" src=\"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNKM-SWW-manuka-karjuvs-hoheria-rawiri-20230409_120752-5000x2813.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNKM-SWW-manuka-karjuvs-hoheria-rawiri-20230409_120752-5000x2813.jpg 5000w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNKM-SWW-manuka-karjuvs-hoheria-rawiri-20230409_120752-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNKM-SWW-manuka-karjuvs-hoheria-rawiri-20230409_120752-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNKM-SWW-manuka-karjuvs-hoheria-rawiri-20230409_120752-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNKM-SWW-manuka-karjuvs-hoheria-rawiri-20230409_120752-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/05\/GGARNKM2_3740-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" width=\"674\" height=\"497\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/?page_id=682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/wp-content\/northshorewilds.co.nz\/2023\/07\/kereru19Dec18_1483-2000x1200-Contact-us-1-5000x3686.jpg\" alt=\"Contact details button\" class=\"wp-image-2776\" width=\"391\" height=\"286\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gardeners, nature watchers and ecological restorationists may like to join us in a guided tour of the ridgetop margin of Eskdale Forest, along the mown kikuyu edge of Eskdale Reserve where a white tape cordon marks the Gahnia Grove restoration project. 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