Friends of Native Wildlife are Bayside (Melbourne, Australia) residents working to improve our area for native wildlife. We promote conservation of our wildlife through education and engagement, surveys, advising local authorities, and improving habitat.

Check out our projects, and join us in upcoming events. Subscribe to our newsletter to be informed about our events and to learn more about wildlife in Bayside.

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Help Our Bronzewings

Common Bronzewings are beautiful native pigeons that are under pressure in our area. You can help our local Bronzewings by improving their habitat in one of the places in Bayside they are most commonly seen.

Citywide and the Bayside Community Nursery support us, but we need your hands-on help to plant food for these uncommon birds.

Enter from George St near Wangara Rd. Look for the wire fence double gate on the west side of the former golf driving range.

Sun 4 Aug 2024 10:00am to 11:30am

former Golf Driving Range, , Sandringham VIC

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Long Hollow Bats put on a show

Thanks to all who came to our microbat walk at Long Hollow Heathland on Saturday night (11 Nov).

It was perfect weather, and the bats didn't disappoint. They were flying laps above our heads, and our bat detectors were chirping away.

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Bayside Birds

Bayside is home to many different species of birds. Some are native, some introduced.

You can make your garden into a welcoming place for birds. Learn how with our Gardens For Wildlife habitat recipes.

Species found in Bayside

This list contains only a few of the bird species found in Bayside.

Seasons of Melbourne

The indigenous people of Melbourne identified six separate seasons of varying lengths: High Summer, Late Summer, Early Winter, Deep Winter, Pre-Spring and True Spring.

Creating a wetland at Elsternwick Park

Friends of Elster Creek make the case for a wetland at Elsternwick Park. The recent flooding highlights how valuable this open space is.

Creating a wetland at Elsternwick Park

Grant Linley's paper on lighting effects on bats

Grant Linley studied the effect of artificial lighting on bats in the Bayside area last year, with some help from FoNW.

We are delighted that his paper "The impact of artificial lighting on bats along native coastal vegetation" has been published in the journal Australian Mammology. Congratulations Grant!

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Help Our Bronzewings

Long Hollow Bats put on a show

Bayside Birds

Species found in Bayside

Seasons of Melbourne

Creating a wetland at Elsternwick Park

Grant Linley's paper on lighting effects on bats

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