Our youngest volunteer Jake Somersall-Weekes helps to upgrade one of the mustelid traps.

In our new Geographic Information System (GIS) you can see we now have a very tight network of mustelid and feral cat traps around the entire reserve.

Some good bamboo control work has occurred near the entrance to our HQ facility and we have cut a surface water swale in the paddock above the HQ buildings to stop water eroding the bank.

High rodent numbers but it’s not all doom and gloom.

Our ten grey faced petrel chicks are now fledglings and we’re really very happy about it.

Happy New Year!! Kiaora ano everybody, we hope you have had a stunning summer and really enjoyed time off with … Read More

We celebrate a wonderful year with better than ever trapping and weed control leading to regenerating foliage in the forest canopy and grey faced petrels emerging from their burrows.

Grey faced petrel chicks are thriving in the absence of rodents and mustelids.

Farewell to two trustees and hello to ten grey faced petrels in the Reserve!

A huge effort this month with hand delivered toxin to remove trap shy stoats and rodents.

June has been another hectic month, with loads going on again in and outside the reserve and quite a different … Read More

Wow, what a momentous month (and past 12 months really) for our reserve, our community and the Trust. I am … Read More

Again, we find ourselves in busy times with so much positive work going on in and around the reserve by … Read More

We found a rare Kumara Moth Caterpillar and expert advice from local DOC biodiversity staff, based on the evidence collected, has suggested the cause of death of our 10 Grey Faced Petrel chicks.

Out on the hill it is getting drier and hotter, and this month we have sad news about our grey faced petrels.

Five fledglings North Island Robins spotted off the nest with their parents and four nests with eggs/chicks that will hopefully take flight too.

Bird breeding bonanza brings simply sublime September success!

It’s been a great month for the Trusts’ Rangers and Volunteers again with plenty of maintenance done on our tracks and equipment.

Like the temperature, predator numbers have taken a real dive in the last couple of weeks with only five pests caught in traps.

June 2016 was the month of the volunteer at Bream Head with the public and school planting days going very well indeed.

A large crowd welcomed the birds at the Ocean Beach Car Park before our special volunteers did the hard yards of carrying the individual translocation boxes up to the release site.

April 8th 2016 will be remembered as the time in our local history when species unable to return naturally were re-introduced to Te Whara/Bream Head.

Mother nature is lending a hand by providing exceptional growing conditions for both plants and insects which are vital to all … Read More

The highlight of our operational news has to be the trip down to Mangatutu, Pureora Forest to pre-feed North Island … Read More

Just before the Xmas break BHCT Volunteers, Trustees and supporters gathered to toast the successful completion of the fully installed … Read More

During November the Bream Head Conservation Trust team have attended the Spring festival event at Whangarei Heads school, hosted and … Read More

Bream Head’s traps are very quiet at the moment with no sign of any mustelid (Ferret, Stoat, Weasel), Possums or Feral … Read More

Through August the Trust rangers have continued to keep the pressure on the last remaining pests at the eastern tip … Read More

July was another busy and exciting month for the Trust, the ranger team and awesome volunteers with two outstanding achievements. … Read More

Warm winter greetings…it has been a very productive June out at Bream Head. The network of bait stations, monitoring and … Read More

The warm dry days of late summer and autumn have well and truly left us and as I write this … Read More

The hot weather continues, and with the regular patches of rain we have received the bush habitat in the reserve … Read More

The trust has featured very well in a recent Air New Zealand in-flight magazine. The article describes the new relationship with … Read More

As promised the ranger team have been out in the reserve throughout December and January with a small break around … Read More

It seems the warmer weather is bringing out not only the stunning native flowers and new growth but visitors to … Read More

This month we have continued to cut and install new bait station and trap lines in area four, scuttled around on … Read More

Another very busy month at Bream Head! As you can see I have decided it would be good to add … Read More

The rangers have now finished installing the predator control network in the valley up behind Wendy and Rupert Newbold’s property … Read More

Winter arrived with a real thump early in July with those very high winds and rain. This made it really … Read More

It’s been a great month for the ranger team with three important tasks getting the big tick. Firstly we had … Read More

The ranger team has continued the servicing of bait and traps to a high standard. Autumn has yet again seen … Read More

This month the rangers and volunteers have really been getting stuck into the pests – mammals, plants and insects. The … Read More

Kiaora/Gidday everyone, my name is Adam Willetts, I am the very fortunate person to be recently appointed as the project … Read More

It has been another eventful month with the highlight being the local Westpac Business Awards – the Trust successfully taking … Read More

We now have eight confirmed lizard species in the Reserve AND counting – well you never know your luck! The … Read More

The Trust is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month on the 19th September, 6.45pm at the Whangarei Heads School – … Read More

This is Huhana the female we released in May at Smugglers Bay. We released her with a transmitter on a … Read More

Planting has been top of the list this month. This is a major focus for the Restoration Committee each year … Read More

Another busy month for us, but top of the list must be the new skink we have found. Some of … Read More

Thank you to all those keen and enthusiastic volunteers who turned out for the Ocean Beach working bee, twenty two … Read More

Action Alert! The Restoration Committee is planning a working bee at Ocean Beach to continue with the removal of ice … Read More

Dry, dry, dry and the fantastic summer weather continues. The bush is looking rather stressed with lots of leaf fall … Read More

This really is paradise. Looking through the diary since my last report in November there have been so many perfect … Read More

Last weekend Greg and Heather Stump asked us to join them on a trip up to visit Puketi near Kerikeri. … Read More

Currently we are running ahead of our work plan which is very satisfying, the work is challenging but very rewarding … Read More

Thank you to the volunteers who braved a wet Sunday morning to continue with the removal of ice plant from … Read More

The report is a little different this month having just been away for two weeks. Thanks to Cathy who attended … Read More

Following the excitement of last month we are now focused on implementing this year’s work plan – 2012/2013. As part … Read More

The 1st of June was a major and exciting milestone for the Trust with several months of paper work coming … Read More

Our Ranger writes the report each month to keep you up to date with what is happening in and around the Reserve. It is extracted from the Ranger’s daily diary and provides an interesting insight into the work carried out to support New Zealand’s flora and fauna.

Kiwi have been a recurring theme this month, partly because it is the breeding season but also we were very … Read More

After almost a month away we returned unexpectedly to daylight saving and spring seemed to have instantly arrived. Kowhai, rewarewa, … Read More