Moore's Bush Reserve, also known as Moore's Bush, is a small reserve in the suburb of Leith Valley in Dunedin, New Zealand. [1]
This 4-hectare reserve is a combination of remnant native forest and a former dairy farm that has been replanted with native species. [1]
A number of small streams, including the Leith, run through the reserve. [2] [3]
Moore's Bush was purchased by Percy and Ellie Moore in 1945 who began restoring the open farmland to its natural state by planting native podocarp conifers and broad-leaved hardwood trees. Moore's Bush was bequeathed to the Dunedin branch of Forest & Bird by the Moore family in 1974 after Percy Moore died. An additional 2 hectares of forest owned by the Department of Conservation was added to Moore's Bush for the branch to manage in the 1990s. [1] [3]
Native bird species present at Moore's Bush include tūī, bellbird, grey warbler (grey warbler), kererū (wood pigeon) fantail, tomtit, pīpipi (brown creepers), and pīpīwharauroa (shining cuckoo). [1]
Common plants include tarata, miro, rimu, māhoe (whiteywood), horopito (pepper tree), kōtukutuku (tree fuchsia), pōkākā, tōtara, kahikatea, pāhautea (New Zealand cedar), makomako (wineberry), mataī, pittosporums, coprosmas, and broadleaf trees. [1]
Freshwater species include kōura (freshwater crayfish) and tuna (eels). [1]
Moore's Bush is currently owned and managed by the Dunedin branch of Forest & Bird who are working to restore the forest through native tree plantings, pest control, and the removal of invasive weed species including blackberry and broom. [3]
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