The Brook

Waimarama Sanctuary is

A community-based initiative working to create a pest-free wildlife sanctuary close to Nelson, New Zealand.

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Volunteer

Get actively involved in this community project. We need your skills and effort, (as an individual, a group or a business) to help make the Sanctuary a reality.

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Donate & Join

Support your community through this project with a donation of cash or products and services that can be directly used to develop the Sanctuary.

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Education

    Glow worms a highlight!

    The Kiwi Conservation Club and Iron Duke Cubs group made night visits to the Brook Sanctuary to check out the glow-worms.

    posted by Rick Field on 21/09/11 at 13:16

Pests

Track Building

The Fence

Visitor Centre

    We are OPEN

    The Visitor Centre is now open daily from 10am to 4pm.

    posted by Rick Field on 01/12/11 at 16:39

Wildlife Monitoring

    Bellbird

    Bellbird

    Anthornis melanura melanura

    Bellbirds are aptly named for their beautiful voice, similar to that of a tui, though perhaps with a purer tone and less elaborate songs. The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary is a great place to hear them and if you are lucky, you may catch sight of one.  Both sexes are olive green, but the males can be distinguished by having purplish crowns and red eyes while the females have a white stripe under each eye and browner eyes.  

    posted by Katherine Chamberlain on 13/01/12 at 21:56