News on Blewitt's Block
News on Blewitt's Block
Posted by MatthewFrawley
7 Nov 2021
Calls grow to spare historic 'Blewitt's Block' from development in Canberra's Molonglo Valley
A great news article from Craig Allen for ABC News on a well known site in Canberra: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-07/calls-to-protect-historic-canberra-block-from-development/100597632
Some of the Canberra Nature Map sightings for this location are found under this map: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/locations/sightings/7286
We'd love if you could visit and add more sightings to the database for this location.
5 comments
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
9 Nov 2021
For those interested, there is a Facebook public group to follow more news and items on this place: https://www.facebook.com/groups/712279349177563
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
10 Nov 2021
This is a good read: https://conservationcouncil.org.au/bluettsblock/
Caric
wrote:
31 Dec 2021
To those wanting to protect Blewitt's Block and record its biodiversity:
Please keep an eye on 'Caric' uploads.
We have uploaded some recent Blewitt's Block photos and also some from a few years ago (still have more to sort through and upload - may have to wait a couple of weeks for the next batch). The photos include 'historic' ones taken on what is now called Denman Prospect. As the spot where these sightings were made were within the original Blewitt's Block boundary the species should be noted.
I'm a bit confused as every photo I upload of what we used to call 'Blewitt's Patch' seems to be given a different locality name by CNM: Molonglo Valley, Piney Ridge, Stromlo, Denman Prospect. The reason for the latter is obvious but it would be good for 'Blewitt's Block' (or what's left of it) to be given a boundary and called 'Blewitt's Block'! I've therefore included the word 'Blewitt's' at the start of every comment to make it clear where the sighting was made.
Please keep an eye on 'Caric' uploads.
We have uploaded some recent Blewitt's Block photos and also some from a few years ago (still have more to sort through and upload - may have to wait a couple of weeks for the next batch). The photos include 'historic' ones taken on what is now called Denman Prospect. As the spot where these sightings were made were within the original Blewitt's Block boundary the species should be noted.
I'm a bit confused as every photo I upload of what we used to call 'Blewitt's Patch' seems to be given a different locality name by CNM: Molonglo Valley, Piney Ridge, Stromlo, Denman Prospect. The reason for the latter is obvious but it would be good for 'Blewitt's Block' (or what's left of it) to be given a boundary and called 'Blewitt's Block'! I've therefore included the word 'Blewitt's' at the start of every comment to make it clear where the sighting was made.
AaronClausen
wrote:
4 Feb 2022
Hi All,
A couple of new polygons/maps have been added today:
Block 402
Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12)
Cheers
Aaron.
A couple of new polygons/maps have been added today:
Block 402
Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12)
Cheers
Aaron.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
4 Feb 2022
Hi Aaron, Looking at the sightings there are quite a few that appear in both new polygons.
