Wanderslore Sanctuary in launching Place’s Annual Open Day will be held on Sunday October 23 from 10am to 3pm.
The 10-hectare Trust for Nature reserve for the preservation of indigenous flora and fauna is a significant remnant bushland site nestled behind the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail near the Home Hotel, Launching Place.
On the day there will be guided tours, an exhibition of bird photography and other Wanderslore bush creatures, a sausage sizzle and other refreshments, nature tables, a raffle and interesting people to talk to. Additionally, a Trust for Nature representative will also be in attendance.
The Friends of Wanderslore together with the Trust help preserve this site, a home for rare fungi and where the helmeted honey eater has been sighted and more recently, a Koala and a Lyrebird have been seen along with regular visits by wallabies, wombats and many other species of birds.
Wanderslore Sanctuary was Heritage listed by the Shire of Yarra Ranges in 2004 andpParticular attention is to be given to preserving the Studio which was once the office of
the Launching Place Railway Station and is a pre-fabricated Victorian Railways Fettlers hut from the 1800s.
The entrance to Wanderslore, located at 2180 Warburton Highway Launching Place is from the Rail Trail behind the Launching Place General Store. Limited parking is available behind the General Store.
To find out any more, please email: Steve Fernee steve.fernee@gmail.com or just head down in October.
