The Pines Conservation Reserve, Kapunda

05/04/2026

Pick your path…take a walk around the Pines 👟🌲☀️

28/03/2026

28/03/2026

view from the bird hide at The Pines

14/03/2026

Garland Lilies in bloom at The Pines

Keep an eye out for the beautiful Garland Lily (Calostemma purpureum) currently flowering in various spots around The Pines.

These striking native plants produce vibrant blooms through summer and are well adapted to our dry conditions, becoming dormant during drought.

Have you seen them flowering at The Pines yet?

07/03/2026

What a gorgeous long weekend!

21/12/2025

Huge thank you to Trudy, Carmine, Tim & Mick, who gave their time to help Steve & I with some much needed weeding at the Pines Reserve this morning. Big shout out also to Maggie from Comviet for her generous support with coffee& food . You are all legends. 🥰🙏

17/12/2025

Help needed for this Sunday morning for 2 hours only to pull weeds so we can spread our donated mulch around the recent tree plantings.If you can help our volunteers, please bring gloves, water bottle, hat etc & meet at the toilet block 9:3

17/12/2025

HELP NEEDED! Two of our Pines committee volunteers will be pulling weeds this Sunday in our patch of recently planted trees to enable us to spread our donated mulch to conserve moisture.
Only two hours of your time from 9:30 to 11:30 would be much appreciated. It’s forecast to be cooler so if you can help, bring some gardening gloves, water bottle, hat, kneel pad & meet at the toilet block.

21/11/2025

When you are out and about exploring The Pines this beautiful weekend, keep an eye out for the ‘Pittosporaceae
Bursaria spinosa’ or, the
‘Tasmanian Christmas Bush’ currently in bloom

16/10/2025

🌼 Tiny Star (Hypoxis glabella) 🌼

It’s wildflower season at The Pines, so keep your eyes peeled for this little beauty!

The Tiny Star is a small native lily with dark green, grass-like leaves and brilliant yellow star-shaped flowers — often just a few millimetres across. You’ll find it brightening up damp, rocky spots or open grassy spaces, usually from July to September.

🌱 Interesting to know:
👉The small fleshy roots of this plant are edible
👉After summer, it disappears underground, to re-sprout with the rain (a quiet symbol of resilience in our native landscape)

✨ A true hidden gem of the season — proof that some of nature’s best treasures come in tiny packages!

07/10/2025

🌼 Native Spotlight: Bulbine bulbosa (Bulbine Lily)
📸 Photo by Becc Photos

A pop of gold you might spot around The Pines Conservation Reserve right now — the Bulbine Lily! 🌿

This hardy native shows off bright yellow, star-shaped flowers from spring through summer, bringing a splash of colour to open bushland and rocky spots.

Fun fact: The plant’s underground corms have been used as bush tucker, known for their sweet, nutty flavour when roasted.

Keep an eye out for this little burst of sunshine next time you wander through The Pines Conservation Reserve!