The Grovetown Lagoon

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  Proposed Grovetown Lagoon Loop Tracks

  This easy 45 minute track around the outside of the lagoon is finally completed! A new bridge (erected 2016) clearly visible from Steam Wharf Road, and a delightful double-curved boardwalk straddling Kelly’s Creek (April 2019) have made circumnavigation of the Lagoon possible at last.... Read on

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  Riverside Area

  Volunteers have recently formed a track through the area nearest the Wairau River and accessible from near the Rowing Club. Easy access is provided through planting established 3-7 years ago after the willows were felled. The track will be marked and significant plants identified and some notes made on them.

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  Springs Wetland

  Purchased by the Marlborough District Council 3 years ago, this 9Ha low-land and swamp is an addition to the original conservation area. Many of the invasive Grey Willows have been poisoned - they are the 'grey' trees. Volunteers are currently planting the small paddock near the centre of the photograph with low-land species such as Carex secta (an indigenous grass),  Manuka and Kaihikatea