Ryde Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society

Ryde Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society The Society has been active in local conservation issues since 1966 and is well networked with the broader conservation movement across NSW.

In the mid 1960s, with an increasing amount of waste needing disposal, Ryde Council looked to an expansion of the small tip in the Field of Mars Reserve. Council proposed to pipe Buffalo and Stranger's Creeks to facilitate a landfill area to a depth of up to 15m feet which could then be re-developed into playing fields. Local residents united to form the Anti-tip Action Group and lobbied to revers

e Council's plans for a tip at the Field of Mars. The tip was moved to Porter's Creek which to this day still requires substantial funds to control the environmental damage arising from past use as a tipsite. With the Field of Mars saved the Society was established in January 1966. In September 1966, Ryde Council advised the Society that it agreed to their proposal to development of the Field of Mars Reserve as a flora and fauna sanctuary. Hard work over following decades has seen restoration of old degraded areas of the Field of Mars and protection of the area as a Wildlife Refuge. A Visitors Centre was built and then the Environmental Education Centre which is visited by about 10,000 students each year.

IS SYDNEY BASIN BUSHLAND ABLE TO COPE? A TALK BY JOHN MARTYNOn Saturday 18 April at 2pm the environmentalist, geologist ...
27/03/2026

IS SYDNEY BASIN BUSHLAND ABLE TO COPE? A TALK BY JOHN MARTYN

On Saturday 18 April at 2pm the environmentalist, geologist and photographer John Martyn will speak on “Bushfires, Storms and Floods 2019-2023: How Sydney Basin Bushland has Coped”. John Martyn’s published books include the Field Guide to the Bushland of the Lane Cove Valley and the The Geology and Flora of the Sydney Basin. The talk is hosted by the Ryde – Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society, in the Environmental Education Centre, Field of Mars Reserve (main entrance: Pittwater Road, East Ryde). It will be followed by Q&A and then afternoon tea in the nearby Visitor Centre.
A free event – but small donations are always welcome. For further info please phone Alfred on 9879 6067.

Do you care about Ryde's heritage, especially its natural heritage? The City of Ryde council has extended the period for...
27/11/2025

Do you care about Ryde's heritage, especially its natural heritage? The City of Ryde council has extended the period for submitting an Expression of Interest to join its Heritage Community Committee. Applications are invited until 28 February 2026. Go online to Council's website and make your application under Heritage Community Committee.
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16/09/2025
BIRD WALKS IN THE FIELD OF MARSMeet the birdlife of the Field of Mars Reserve on Sunday 24 August, on a walk led by Cath...
11/08/2025

BIRD WALKS IN THE FIELD OF MARS

Meet the birdlife of the Field of Mars Reserve on Sunday 24 August, on a walk led by Cathy Goswell of the Cumberland Bird Observers Club and hosted by the Ryde-Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society. Departures: 8.30am and 10.30am from the Visitor Centre in the Reserve.
Please bring water, closed shoes and a hat. Children aged 5-12 are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. The event is free, though donations to the Society are welcome.
Booking is essential as places are limited: for registration and further info, email [email protected] or leave a message on 0403 749 181, indicating numbers participating and your preferred time.
Main entry to the Field of Mars is from Pittwater Road, East Ryde, opposite Buffalo Creek Reserve. There is a carpark at the entrance.

Address

PO Box 552 Gladesville NSW 1675
East Ryde, NSW
2111

Opening Hours

Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

Contact Cathy on 02 9817 4935

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