Friends of Berowra Valley Inc. is a community organisation dedicated to the protection and advocacy of our local bushland.

We are a group of volunteers with a diverse range of backgrounds, brought together by our love of nature. We host regular events such as talks, walks and are active with habitat restoration projects such as bush regeneration. Would you like to become more involved with us? We would love to hear from you. We hold committee meetings bi-monthly from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm on the first Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October and December.

Join Us for the Great Southern Bioblitz

Join Friends of Berowra Valley to learn how to become a citizen scientist using the iNaturalist app in the beautiful surrounding of Berowra Valley National Park (Stringy Bark Ridge Trail, Pennant Hills). Each year thousands of fellow Australians around the country use their smart-phone to observe and record what they see or hear using iNaturalist […]

Westleigh Park Consultation Outcome

The Hornsby Shire Council has released the report on the outcome of the latest round of workshops to co-design mountain bike tracks through the Critically Endangered Ecological Community (Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest) and the Endangered Ecological Community (Duffys Forest.) Westleigh_Engagement_Outcomes_Report The report reflects the position of both groups quite well and as predicted it is very […]

Can You Spot a Platypus?

Australian Conservation Foundation are running a project to try and spot Platypus. Sign up to take part Platypus are very elusive and Hornsby Shire Council, Friends of Berowra Valley, Still Creek Landcare and Streamwatch are applying for grant funding to do eDNA testing in creeks in the Hornsby Shire.

Our Mission

We work hard to protect the bushland of the Berowra Valley. This includes the native flora and fauna that sadly we can no longer take for granted.

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Our newsletters are full of interesting information as well as up and coming activities.

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Contribute your skills and talents to help conserve our beautiful bushland.

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Your donations help fund our campaigns and go towards restoring bushland projects in Berowra Valley.

Purchase the Walking Guide Map to Berowra Valley

A full-sized map with each trail & fire trail in the Park;
Printed on synthetic stock to cope with wet conditions;
Resists tearing, folded to be used part open;
Has the 10 named walks from the Guide to Berowra Valley Regional Park;
Thumbnail pics and info about picnic, camping sites, toilets; plus historic sites and notable locations;
Clear guidelines to access through the Rifle Range.
Only $10 including postage.

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Flora and Fauna of Berowra Valley

Berowra Valley is home to at least 517 flowering plant species as well as 168 birds, 19 native mammals, 38 reptiles and 14 frog species – a total of 756 species. While this total may seem high, it is a small number relative to the total number of invertebrates, moss, lichen, fungus and bacterial species in the same area. This total is currently unknown but a conservative guess would be 5000 species. Although most of these organisms are small to microscopic, they are vital to the ecosystem processes such as nutrient recycling, energy flow, pollination, seed dispersal, the disposal of wastes and decomposition that maintain the beauty and the function of the Park.

We contribute to citizen science projects that research and protect our most vulnerable species.

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We acknowledge and respect the Aboriginal Peoples of these lands and remember that we always walk respectfully on Country.

We support the call for a referendum for the Uluru Statement from the Heart