1. Mount Cannibal Flora and Fauna Reserve, Garfield North.
The Mount Cannibal self-guided walk is a 2.2km loop track which takes about 50 minutes and will introduce you to some of the plants and animals of the reserve.
2. RJ Hamer Arboretum, Olinda.
Originally a pine plantation, the present-day 101-hectare Arboretum was established in the 1970’s and provides distant views of the Yarra Valley and the Great Dividing Range.
It has 150 species of native and exotic trees that were planted from 1970 and over the next 15 years.
The walk will take under one hour, depending on the route chosen.
3. Gembrook Bushland Park, Gembrook.
Featuring the 1.5km Fern Gully Walk (30 minutes) and 1.2km Hillside Walk (35 minutes).
Gembrook Park is home to many mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians, the most common being the wombat.
Keep a look out for wombat diggings, burrows, and droppings along both the Fern Gully and Hillside loop walking tracks.
