Helping Wildlife

BVLs Wildlife Safe Havens

BVL’s Wildlife Safe Havens

Creating wildlife habitat on your property.
Backyard Buddies​

Backyard Buddies

A free education program run by the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife. It gives you simple tips to transform your backyard into a safe and inviting habitat haven. Backyard Buddies are the native plants and animals that share our built-up areas, waterways, backyards and parks. 

The Atlas of NSW Wildlife​

The Atlas of NSW Wildlife

The Atlas is the Office of Environment and Heritage’s (OEH’s) database of flora and fauna records. The Atlas contains records of plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, some fungi, some invertebrates (such as insects and snails listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act) and some fish.

Byron Bird Buddies

Byron Bird Buddies

A local community education and conservation group concerned with the protection of birds in the Northern Rivers.

Birds in Backyards​

Birds in Backyards

A research, education and conservation program focusing on the birds that live where people live.  They have an online Bird Finder to help you identify the birds that visit your garden.

Bird ID

Bird ID App

The Morcombe and Stewart ID book is now available to purchase as an APP and includes bird calls.

Frog id app

Frog ID App

A great app to download and the website also has a “learn” tab with lots of info, photos and frog calls.

Frogs of Australia​

Frogs of Australia

Frogs of Australia is run by the Amphibian Research Centre and gives a list of all the frogs that can be found in our region.

Native Bees Sugar Bag​

Native Bees: Sugar Bag

Native Bees The Australian Native Bee Company​

Native Bees: The Australian Native Bee Company

Native Bees Richmond Landcare Introductory Fact Sheet​

Native Bees: Richmond Landcare Introductory Fact Sheet

Recognises and shares the best available knowledge from research and practice in native species seed management. 

Nest Box and Artificial Hollow Guidelines.​

Nest Box and Artificial Hollow Guidelines

By North Coast Regional Landcare Network.

LLS Wildlife Nest Box​

LLS Wildlife Nest Box

A booklet on how to build your own wildlife nest box.

Nestbox Plans​

Nestbox Plans

Bird Life Australia nest box plans.

Hollow Log Homes​

Hollow Log Homes

Hollow Log Homes provide wildlife nest boxes, and also have a great book on nest boxes for wildlife.

WildBNB Wildlife Habitat​

WildBNB Wildlife Habitat

WildBNB Wildlife Habitat are a local business buidling, installing and monitoring a wide variety of hollow habitat and nest boxes.
Threatened Species of the Wilsons and Coopers Creek ​

Threatened Species of the Wilsons and Coopers Creek

A list of locally occurring threatened species including information on some of the most interesting.