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Table of Contents:

• Bushcare Information
• Bush Kindy
• Release of Rare Butterfly
• FoG Third Sunday BBQs
• Fungi workshops in City of Marion
• COOTS - Plant Propagation Workshops
• COOTS Plant Sales
• Tours of Glenthorne
• Friends of Kauwi-marnirla (Field River)
• Australian Plant Society (Urrbrae Sale)
• Totally Unrelated
• Acknowledgement of Country

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you." — Jane Goodall

Did you miss a Newsletter? Catch up on all our previous eNewsletters on this webpage https://www.friendsofglenthorne.org.au/news-letter/

The next BushCare Day to be held this year is Saturday, 4th of April.

As usual for Bush Care Days, we meet at Carpark One behind the Shearing Shed. (To get there, follow the Park Road down from the Ranger’s Station, then turn right into Carpark 1.)

If you need any help finding us, then please ring one of the following.

Martin:  0403 804 306
Alan:     0411 595 910
Bob:     0419 408 851

Bushcare Events at Glenthorne NP-IY:

• Each Wednesday - 9am to noon.
• 1st  & 2nd Saturday 10-4pm
• 3rd Sunday 10-4pm (BBQ at 12 noon)

BushCare At RDA (Riding for Disabled) 

• 4th Saturday:   9-12pm  (RDA Front Garden) Volunteers from the Riding For Disabled will be joining us for these Bush Care days at RDA.

Always be mindful of the forecast weather for O’Halloran Hill and our Hot Weather Policy. If the BOM forecast temperature for O’Halloran Hill is 34 degrees or higher, the Bushcare Day is cancelled. See the BOM O'Halloran Hill Forecast Information

If you are unwell, please do the right thing and stay at home.

Bushcare Mailing List

If you want to receive irregular Bushcare Notifications, subscribe to our BushCarers E-Mailing List. To do this, just send an email to BushCarers-Join@FriendsOfGlenthorne.org.au

Bushcare: It’s not Rocket Science, it’s much more difficult than that.

For the last two months, we have been privileged to host two visits from the Kate Cox Community Children's Centre. A small group of 10 or so children, and carers, spend a few hours at Glenthorne. Below is a short review of these visits, by their co-ordinator, Bri.

We emphasise the playground for many reasons as well, and want to ensure we are offering a large chunk of uninterrupted time for children to play here. At childcare, we share a small yard with 2 and 3 year old’s and so there’s not much space or challenges available for our older children who seek risks, speed, balance, and wide spaces. We notice when the children play at Glenthorne playground that they use the play equipment for a short time but then they often gravitate towards the natural spaces and resources like the rocks, sticks, sand, creek etc. and play here for hours without needing any input for adults. We really value the importance of offering this time and space for children to explore in their own ways as well as the walking loop. Children this age need to develop their physical strength, gross motor skills, risk-taking and risk-assessment, etc. and this is achieved by giving them time to play and explore freely in the space. This is a core purpose of the trip for us. Free play is a fundamentally important part of early childhood development.

The Mottled Grass-skipper (Anisynta cynone cynone) is a fairly rare subspecies of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae found in South Australia (coastal Yorke/Fleurieu Peninsulas to Robe).

It is a small, brown skipper, with a 20mm wingspan, that inhabits coastal areas. Adults fly for a short, single generation in autumn (mid-March to April).

This past week 79 of these butterflies were translocated, from Maslin's Beach area to Glenthorne National Park near the Billabong area.  Alex from Ento Search (www.entosearch.com.au), and Matt from Green Adelaide, and their team.

They are only seen for a short time each year, after the first Autumn rains. The eggs hatch and the tiny caterpillar forms a cocoon on the fresh new grass growth from the rain.

During their very short life, the butterfly remains in same small area they metamorphosed, about 20m² or so.

For more information see: lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hesp/cynone.html

Each month, on "The Third Sunday", the Friends of Glenthorne are hosting a BBQ.

We will start BushCare as normal, at 10am, and then break for lunch to host a BBQ.  Bring your family, invite your friends, or invite one of the Park Users to join us for a bit of social interaction.

GrassLand BushCare

Also, on the Third Sunday of each month, recent doctorate graduate of Adelaide Uni, Max, will continue BushCare on his Glenthorne research area, the Community Grassland. This Grassland BushCare will also start at 10am.

There is much to learn about Grasslands, and Max is willing to share his knowledge.

See the Glenthorne Grassland Website at: https://www.glenthornegrassland.com.

The City of Marion are partnering with Fungimap, a national organisation dedicated to increasing our understanding of fungi, conservation, and it’s role in biodiversity.

As part of this project, Fungimap will undertake a desktop survey of historical fungi observations in City of Marion, with the aim of building baseline knowledge on the species diversity and abundance locally. This will help us monitor changes in fungi distribution and assist with further studies.

Going forward, we want to do a much better job at recording the fungi that grows here, and to do that we need your help! We have organised two workshops; one at Warriparinga (indoor session in Living Kaurna Cultural Centre) and another at Oaklands Wetlands (indoor session to be held at Marion Outdoor Pool). Please see below for more details:

 Fungi Hunt workshop and foray at Warriparinga - Thu 11th Jun 2026, 9:30 am – 12 pm https://events.humanitix.com/fungi-hunt-workshop-and-foray-at-warriparinga

Fungi Hunt workshop and foray at Oaklands Wetlands - Thu 18th Jun 2026, 9:30 am – 12 pm https://events.humanitix.com/fungi-hunt-workshop-and-foray-at-oaklands-wetlands

The current series of COOTS Plant Propagation Workshops is fully subscribed. Please contact COOTS directly to book your place in a future.

COOTS Coordinator, Jeff Reid, Mob: 0447995777, or email: cootsgroup@gmail.com.

COOTS - (Conservation Of Our Threatened Species) is a sub-group of the Australian Plant Society Adelaide Group. They have Bush care sites at Cape Jervois, and Pine Point (YP)

On each First Sunday of the Month, the Australian Plant Society - COOTS(*) group host a Plant Sale at their Clubrooms in Goodwood.

The next Gathering/Plant Sale on Sunday 5th April 2026.

Where: 21a Richards Tce. Goodwood.
1 Minute Walk North from the Goodwood Railway Station. (East/Hills Side)

There will be knowledgeable environmentalists attending so if you have any questions about native plants, birds, insects and other such matters, please come along and have a chat with the COOTS team.

The Friends of Glenthorne National Park will also be selling native plants there, to fund our activities in the national park and the Glenthorne History book will also be on sale for just $35. Cash and credit card facilities will be available.

* COOTS = Conservation Of Our Threatened Species.

David Speirs is still offering Tours of Glenthorne, covering the Past, Present, and Future of the Park.

David would love to see you.

To register for a tour, either:

• Click this link , or
• Point your phone camera to the QR Code below, and then go to the Webpage that the QR code identifies.

Are you interested in helping out along the Field River?  Below is the contents of an email sent out by Restoration Ecologist Angus Droogan-Turniski.  Send an email to Angus if you want to received further communications about this group and their activities.  His email address is: Angus.Droogan-Turniski@sa.gov.au

Yasha will also be taking the volunteers on Sunday the 12th of April through the Kaurna Kardla (Kaurna Firesticks) site at Elizabeth Crescent doing some priority weed work and you guessed it rubbish removal.

🎒 What to Bring

• A hat
• Drinking water
• Some snacks (We’ll break for morning tea halfway through the session)

🧤 What’s Provided

• Gloves, safety glasses, and tools
• A first aid kit, NPWS/Green Adelaide staff will be the designated first aid officers
• All relevant safety documents

📝 Sign-In & Safety

• All attendees must sign in on arrival
• A brief safety induction will take place before we begin

"Plants & Flower Show"

When: Saturday April 11, 2026, 9:00am - 1:30pm

Where: Urrbrae Agricultural High School

What: Native Plants - Flowers for Sale - Plants for Sale

In this section, information Totally Unrelated to Glenthorne, or Environmental themes, just for your interest.

Co-Opera

Co-Opera has announced a series of COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER CONCERTS in April and June 2026. Presented by

the best of South Australian professional singers for communities in Alexandrina, Fleurieu, Central Adelaide Hills and

Adelaide Plains. Soft sell fundraising activities [quizzes, raffles etc] will be leavened by popular opera and operetta

favourites by Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, GnS, Porter et al from Boheme, Figaro, Traviata, Iolanthe, Kiss me, Kate! and more.

Make up a party and join in the musical fun!!      
BOOKINGS  www.co-opera.com.au      
ENQUIRIES 0409 695 952

The Friends of Glenthorne acknowledge that Glenthorne National Park - Ityamaiitpinna Yarta is part of the traditional lands of the Kaurna people and we respect them and appreciate their innate and spiritual connection with the land and waters of Glenthorne.

We aspire to work alongside them in taking care of this land and community to restore Glenthorne to be once again, a healthy native habitat.