Birding by Ear - Westgate Park Sensory Walk

Name: Birding by Ear - Westgate Park Sensory Walk
Start: 2024-09-13T10:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-09-13T11:30:00+10:00
Location: Westgate Park

Schedule

Fri Sep 13 2024 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am

UTC+10:00

Location

Westgate Park | Melbourne, VI

Enjoy the unique scenery of Westgate Park on a free and relaxed ranger and volunteer-led walk.
On this walk we will learn how to identify key bird species by their calls. Westgate Park is renowned as a birding hotspot, in this easy 1.5 hour long walk we will learn about the birds that call it home and the habitat that supports them.
Before attending the walk, please use these resources to familiarise yourself with key birds calls at Westgate Park -
https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/birdwatching/birding-by-ear
If you are blind or vision impaired, you may need to organise to attend the walk with a support person. If you do not have a support person, contact us to arrange for a volunteer guide to assist you who has sighted guiding experience.
We also have volunteers to assist travelling from Southern Cross Station to Westgate Park by bus. Please contact us for more details.
Email - [email protected]

Please note the following:
These walks are open to everyone but have been developed to accommodate for blind or low vision participants.
Bookings are essential.