Exclusive nature experiences on offer in Ipswich this autumn
21 February 2025
From mindful relaxation to high-energy adventure, a huge program of unique nature-based experiences will be on offer this autumn in Ipswich’s Enviroplan conservation areas.
Ipswich City Council Environment and Sustainability Committee Chairperson Councillor Jim Madden said the Experience Nature season from March to May contained special events and activities that highlighted Ipswich’s precious natural environment.
“Enviroplan is a ratepayer funded initiative that protects and enhances conservation areas, including important visitor infrastructure, providing vast opportunities for people to appreciate and connect with nature,” Cr Madden said.
“The cooler weather of autumn is the perfect time to explore our Enviroplan conservation areas. Of the 12 Enviroplan estates and reserves, nine are open for visitor enjoyment.
“Some are hidden gems providing essential habitat in urban areas, including the ones highlighted this autumn; Haig Street Quarry Bushland Reserve in Brassall, White Rock – Spring Mountain Conservation Estate in Redbank Plains, and Denmark Hill Conservation Reserve in Ipswich.”
Highlights of the 2025 Experience Nature program include:
- Use the free Agents of Discovery app to play a mission in a new conservation area each month. Complete the mission to enter the draw for great prizes
- Appreciate nature in new ways, whether a guided mindfulness walk or joining local artist Deb Mostert on a nature sketching session
- Take a guided hike with a twist with Discovery Ipswich, when you explore nature by moonlight
- Join bird and plant experts on tours of Rosewood’s Stirling Road Reserve, which is normally closed to public access
- Active and Healthy has your Easter school holidays sorted with fun nature-based activities from kids’ yoga to beginner mountain biking
- Landholders and experts will be inspired by collaborative conservation action on the Little Liverpool Range at the Connecting Corridors Forum
- Expand your horizons through Ipswich Libraries Learn for Life: Indigenous astronomy, and also go stargazing through telescopes in the vast Flinders – Goolman Conservation Estate.
For the full program and booking details see Ipswich.qld.gov.au/experiencenature