Field trips - 5 September
Sign up for the field trips through the online registration form found on the registration page.
Please note:
- Field trips run concurrently. You will only be able to book 1 field trip option.
- All pricing listed below is expressed in New Zealand dollars and inclusive of 15% GST.
- Each field trip has a minimum attendee number to be confirmed.
Option 1: Hinewai Reserve
Hinewai Reserve is a privately owned and managed 1250-hectare ecological restoration project in the south-eastern corner of Banks Peninsula. Hinewai is being managed to allow passive restoration via nearby seed sources and abundant native seed-dispersers such as the kererū (New Zealand pigeon). Invasive gorse is being worked with as a nurse species for regenerating native forest rather than fought against, although invasive tree species including wilding pines and sycamore are actively controlled. Pest mammals such as possums and stoats are also controlled by trapping. This field trip will explore some of the extensive track network through the reserve, providing an opportunity to observe native forest plants and abundant birdlife. Due to the nature of the landscape, born from volcanic activity during the Miocene, some hazards inevitability exist in the reserve’s steep and wild terrain.
Participants will require a reasonable level of fitness, able to walk across uneven and sometimes steep terrain and must be equipped with sturdy walking boots. Warm clothing layers, a sunhat and sunscreen, and a good raincoat are also required.
Field trip cost includes a packed lunch (including bottled water), although participants may wish to bring additional water if the forecast is for hot weather. Toilets available at the visitor’s centre.
Draft itinerary:
- 8:30am - bus departs Lincoln University
- 10:30am - arrive Hinewai Reserve
- Meet up with Hugh Wilson (reserve manager) and walk to a beautiful mature stand of red beech (Fuscospora fusca; Nothofagaceae) for lunch and a chat, before returning via a different track to the visitor’s centre and the bus.
- 2.00pm - bus departs Hinewai Reserve
- 4.00pm - arrive Lincoln University
Field trip cost: $70.00 per person
Maximum attendee numbers: 35
by Michal Klajban
By Ed Wilson
Option 2: Edge of the Lake field trip
This day trip firstly takes in a visit to the Yarrs Flat Wildlife Management Reserve on the northern shores of Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. Largescale willow control has been supplemented with large scale planting of native species to the area. We will stop for lunch etc at the Waihora Domain at Motukarara. From there we travel along the eastern side of the Lake to the small settlement of Birdlings Flat, situated at the eastern end of Kaitorete Spit. Here we will see the pressures of invasive garden plants on low lying indigenous vegetation in a stony beach ridge ecosystem.Please wear sturdy footwear, and bring warm clothing layers, a sunhat and sunscreen, and a good raincoat.
Field trip cost includes the cost of bus and a packed lunch (including bottled water), although participants may wish to bring additional water if the forecast is for hot weather.
Draft itinerary:
- 8:30am - Bus departs from Lincoln University to Waihora
- 9:00am - Visit Yarrs Flat
- 12:00pm - Lunch, Waihora Domain
- 1:30pm - Birdlings Flat
- 4.30pm - Bus arrives back at Lincoln University
Field trip cost: $50.00 per person
Maximum attendee numbers: 35
Option 3: Lyttleton Port and Ōtamahua Quail Island
Join us as we venture to Lyttleton Port and Ōtamahua Quail Island, where we will experience the start and end of the biosecurity process from border controls to ecosystem resilience. We will start with a tour of the Lyttelton Port, the largest port in the South Island of NZ, to learn about the border biosecurity facilities and cargo inspections. From there, we will take a short ferry ride to Ōtamahua Quail Island, where the Quail Island Restoration Trust has planted significant areas of the island in native plants. We'll get to hear about the island’s rich history and some of the work that goes into helping this island become free of introduced mammalian predators.Please wear sturdy footwear, and bring warm clothing layers, a sunhat and sunscreen, and a good raincoat.
Field trip cost includes the cost of the ferry and a packed lunch (including bottled water), although participants may wish to bring additional water if the forecast is for hot weather.
Draft itinerary:
- 8:30am - Bus departs from Lincoln University to Lyttelton
- 9:30am - Tour at Lyttelton port of border controls (to be confirmed)
- 11:15am - Ferry to Ōtamahua Quail Island; wander around Ōtamahua for a couple hours; eat lunch
- 2:30pm - Ferry returns to Lyttelton
- 4.00pm - Bus arrives back at Lincoln University
Field trip cost: $75.00 per person
Maximum attendee numbers: 35
by ChristchurchNZ
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