Yes please keep an eye on this as I am also thinking that we should nominate Caladenia atrovespa as a nationally threatened species and it would also be an additional location of this species.
I wonder whether to place wire mesh guards to protect from grazing. I could provide the guards. Peter, perhaps we could meet at the nature park entrance drive along Blue Metal Road and put the guards in place?
Yes, they are really very exposed and it may be good idea. I was thinking to go by again tomorrow morning but am free this afternoon. If you email I can give phone no.
Because grazing is a natural phenomenon, without it the orchids get crowded out by other vegetation. I have noticed it in the large permanently fenced off areas on Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie which appear to have fewer orchids, whereas outside the fenced areas they are still to be found.
Okay Tony. In regard to the fenced Canberra Spider orchids sites I suggested to CPR for several years to either burn (autumn) or cut and remove biomass or allow intermittent grazing.
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