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If you have not had a chance to enjoy walking through the St Ives BGHF recently, now is a good time. The Indigofera australis (pink), Hardenbergia violacea (purple), Hibbertia scandens (yellow) are flowering.

Where is it? Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve, St Ives. Enter from Mona Vale Road or from Rosedale Ave.

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Welcome from the Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc.

We are a group of people enthusiastic about conservation in our local National Park in suburban Sydney, Australia. To be a Friend of Lane Cove National Park Inc. you don't have to live locally. Visitors come from all over Sydney, interstate and overseas to enjoy the peaceful surroundings beside the Lane Cove River. Anyone interested in protecting our native bushland or helping the Lane Cove National Park in other ways can become a Friend.

What's on this web site?

About us	Our aims and objectives How we began What we do Projects and grants (new grant October 2007) Awards for Friends (new award July 2007)
Joining us	Subscription, benefits Membership form
Bushcare program	What's it all about Benefits for the bushcare volunteer Volunteer groups timetable How to join the bushcare program Application form
About the park	Park location \| Opening hours \| Entry fees \| Picnic bookings \| Tourist accommodation Brief History Things to see Things to do
What's flowering	Find out what is that flower that you've seen, listed by months or alphabetically
Snippets & tips	Working in the bush Park stories Bush in the suburbs What to do if you find a sick or injured native animal
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*NEW* (or improved) flower photo pages. Look for more at What's flowering in Lane Cove NP - Dampiera purpurea - Purple Dampiera (21 August 08) - Correa reflexa (18 August 08) - Leucopogon juniperinus - Prickly Beard-heath (15 August 08) - Philotheca salsolifolia (10 August 08) - Calytrix tetragona - Fringe Myrtle (9 August 08) - Caladenia catenata - White Caladenia, White Fingers (6 August 08) - Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia - Rice flower (5 August 08) - Bossiaea heterophylla (5 August 08) - Dracophyllum secundum (2 August 08) - Bauera rubioides - River Rose (30 July 08) - Hemigenia purpurea - Narrow-leaved Hemigenia (25 July 08) - Acacia suaveolens - Sweet-scented wattle (19 July 08) - Actinotus minor - Lesser Flannel Flower (12 July 08) - Leptospermum squarrosum - Peach-flowered Tea tree (5 July 08) - Styphelia longifolia - Five Corners, Long-leafed Styphelia (15 June 08) Write to us: Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc. c/- Lane Cove National Park Lady Game Drive Chatswood NSW 2067 For general enquiries about Lane Cove National Park contact the office: Phone: 8448 0400 Fax: 9448 0444 or email lane.cove@environment.nsw.gov.au. Office hours 9am - 4pm View our privacy policy

What's happening

Events

DECC Science Seminar Program, Friday 29/08/08 (new 22 August 08)

More from BGHF (new 10 August 08)

Welcome to new LCNP manager

Special events for everyone
Birds in Backyards guidelines
Become a Backyard Buddy

For volunteers
Popular plant ID course on again
Events and courses in 2008 -
updates 1 July 2008
LHI weeding tours - places available

Pass applications
Downloadable Resources -
(updated 8 November 07)
Bushcare organisations to join

For Friends
Blue Gum High Forest at St Ives safe at last
Canon Australia Environmental Grant
Photos from our Spring walk

In the Park
Park open or closed?

What's happening here?
Wildlife sightings (Feb 2008)

Reports & photos
Tree planting day 2007
AMP Tree-planting Day

If you'd like to help clean up the Lane Cove River, but prefer boating to 'weeding', click here to see what the Lane Cove Rivercare group is doing.

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