Nectar No-Nos: Why Sharing Is Not Always Caring for Lorikeets
Learn more about this ‘hairy’ tongue bird and what you can do to help keep them healthy and happy.
Local ecology
Growing our urban canopy and supporting local wildlife
31 posts in Local ecology
Pals with pigeons: the secret identity of this common city-dweller
Learn more about the ever-present creature and what you can do to help keep our neighbourhoods healthy
Seagulls snacking: Seaside scavengers in the city
Understand the eating habits of our feathered friends to keep our cities healthy
Keeping up with the cockatoos
Find out why you should think twice before sharing your snacks with these spirited birds
Inside the life of Sydney's unofficial mascot, the white ibis
Learn more about these ‘bin chickens’ and what you can do to help keep them happy and healthy.
Ducks! It's a waddle-ful life
Discover the quirky world of waterfowl and how you can help keep ducks healthy and happy
Nurturing nature one nesting box at a time
The City of Sydney program welcoming wildlife back to our area.
7 things to know about our revised street tree master plan
We're working to increase canopy cover and create more attractive, resilient and well shaded streets.
Growing our sprawling urban forest
Have your say about the carefully chosen species that will expand canopy cover.
How we know if a tree has strong foundations
Why looks don’t always matter
6 amazing creatures and plants you can spot in the inner city
There are more than 500 plants, fungi and animals in and around our city.
Bring your friends and family to our free community planting day
Join us on Sunday 31 July from 10am to midday.
Tell us about the street trees near you
We’re revising and updating our street tree master plan. We invite you to share your thoughts on the types of trees planted in our area.
Meet the Sydneysiders getting their hands dirty
Why you should volunteer for a City of Sydney bush restoration group.
Aboriginal landscaping knowledge gives Tramsheds gardens a revamp
Indigenous horticultural and employment project blooms in Annandale.
Our plans for a greener, cooler, more resilient Sydney
New and improved parks, green roofs and walls, streetscape gardening and hundreds of new trees will help cover 40% of the city in greenery by 2050.
8 birds to spot in Sydney
More than 120 bird species visit or live in our city. Observe and record the ones that live near you for the Aussie Bird Count from 16 to 22 October.
Meet Sydney Park’s new family members
The black swan couple of these inner city wetlands recently became proud parents to a brood of cygnets.
Living seawalls bring new life to our city harbour
Long-missing tiny marine creatures are set to return to Rushcutters Bay.
Sea creatures come back to Sydney Harbour
A City of Sydney grant for a pioneering program could reduce stormwater pollution of our spectacular waterways using native sea animals.
Glebe resident Judy Christie creates urban oasis for local wildlife
Following the City of Sydney's release of a free habitat creation guide, we drop in on a lush, wild garden, complete with native plants, trees and a frog pond.
Baby swans born in Sydney Park wetlands
Meet the newest (and cutest) members of the park’s feathered family.
5 minutes with environment grant recipient Professor Sara Wilkinson
Sydney’s future looks green with new wallbots.
Creating a green sanctuary in Redfern
Local volunteers dig deep for a new community garden at Redfern’s Reconciliation Park.
Bushfood adventures in Sydney Park
Explore Sydney Park’s secret bushfoods and their surprising uses.
Green-thumbed Sydneysiders plant shrubs and grasses for National Tree Day
Volunteers helped create new safe havens for native wildlife
How we root for trees
Find out what trees do for an urban environment and how you can ensure they keep growing
Bioblitz in Sydney Park
Citizen scientists were out in force for a 24-hour habitat survey in 2018.
Tails of Sydney: Episode 4 – Harbour
Sydney Harbour is much more than a pretty sight. Did you know it’s home to hundreds of species of fish?
Tails of Sydney: Episode 2 – Bats and birds
We look to the skies to meet the wonderful winged creatures who call it home.
