Welcome to the world little ones! We are delighted to let you know our adult pāteke/brown teal (who were only paired this year), recently had four ducklings hatch. The ducklings are now five weeks old and are being looked after by their parents. Once the ducklings have fledged (around three months old), they will head to Isaac Conservation & Wildlife Trust before being released to the wild. It is estimated less than 2,500 pāteke remain living in a wild state in New Zealand, making the species Ne

Installing a 'Sandown' model Vertipool. #handmade artificial #habitat to boost intertidal #ecology and #biodiversity with #art making the places we live healthier and interesting for all life.