Moth Night at Mt Ridley NCR

Hume City Council

Join the Entomological Society of Victoria to identify moths and nocturnal animals using iNaturalist for City Nature Challenge in Mickleham.

Mount Ridley Nature Conservation Reserve

City Nature Challenge 2025

Be part of Greater Melbourne's campaign to discover and record wild plants, animals and fungi by taking photos and uploading to iNaturalist. Come along to these free, fun guided walks and activities to explore beautiful natural areas in Hume City.

<h3>With expert help from the Entomological Society of Victoria, learn about the moths and other insects living at Mt Ridley Nature Conservation Reserve. Go for a spot-light walk to find more nocturnal animals.</h3>Meet at the end of Eucalyptus Court in Mickleham, before heading into the grassy River Red Gum woodlands to find the animals that become active at night (<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/HsppNpa3uY5wzGT1A" title="https://maps.app.goo.gl/HsppNpa3uY5wzGT1A" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link to Google map</a>). Special sheets and lights will be set-up to attract lots of moths, that you can photograph and upload to iNaturalist, as part of City Nature Challenge activities.Encourage your family and friends to join you in the great outdoors, connecting with nature. This a fun, free, and family-friendly event hosted by Hume City Council. <h1>City Nature Challenge 2025</h1>This community biodiversity survey is for the global <a href="https://citynaturechallenge.org/" title="https://citynaturechallenge.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">City Nature Challenge</a> (CNC) running from Friday 25 April to Monday 28 April 2025. It’s free, easy, and fun to get involved.Bring your mobile phone or digital camera to take pictures of the wild plants, animals and fungi you see, or make sound recordings of frog or bird calls. Any observations taken over the four days, need to be uploaded to <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist</a> by Sunday 4 May, to be included in the City Nature Challenge 2025. These observations are automatically added to the CNC projects.In this worldwide BioBlitz, over 500 cities are participating; for some cities it is a competition to make the most observations of the most species by the most people. Hume City is collaborating with over 20 local government areas and several organisations to form the Greater Melbourne project. Everyday people with no expert ecological knowledge can contribute as citizen scientists to help nature, and also learn more about the local environment.Here are links to the iNaturalist project leader boards for CNC 2025:<ul><li><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Global Cities</a></li><li><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-greater-melbourne-umbrella" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-greater-melbourne-umbrella" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Greater Melbourne</a></li><li><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-hume-city-council" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2025-hume-city-council" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hume City</a></li></ul> <h2>To prepare for the guided walks and talks</h2><ul><li>Install the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist</a> app on your mobile phone and create an iNaturalist account</li><li>Make sure your phone battery or camera is fully charged</li><li>To learn more about iNaturalist and how to set up an account, view this recording of an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge-8KFWhf6E" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge-8KFWhf6E" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist training webinar with Dr Luis Mata</a> from 2021</li><li>Wear weather-appropriate clothing, bring a rain/wind-proof jacket</li><li>Wear safe, fully-enclosed walking shoes to go in long grass</li><li>Bring your own torch or head-light</li><li>Bring your own drink bottle and snacks</li><li>Hard copies of the Birds of Hume and Fauna of Hume will be available at the event, or find digital versions at <a href="https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Residents/Waste-and-Environment/Environment/Discover-Nature-in-Hume" title="https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Residents/Waste-and-Environment/Environment/Discover-Nature-in-Hume" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Discover Nature in Hume</a>.</li></ul> <h2>Contact for more information</h2>Laura GabrielUrban Biodiversity Officer, Hume City Councilenvironment@hume.vic.gov.au(03) 9205 2200

<h2>Important City Nature Challenge 2025 dates</h2> 25 April to 28 April: take photos of wild plants, animals and fungi in your garden, local park or creek4 May: upload all your observations to iNaturalist25 Apri to 4 May: identify observations submitted to iNaturalist5 May: global winners announced <h3>Hume City's Guided Nature Walks and Talks</h3><ul><li>Saturday 26 April, 2pm to 4pm – <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-bushtucker-walk-and-talk-at-westmeadows-tickets-1273061303629" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-bushtucker-walk-and-talk-at-westmeadows-tickets-1273061303629">Guided bushtucker walk with Jo Russell at the Westmeadows Indigenous Community Garden.</a></li><li>Saturday 26 April, 8.00pm to 11.00pm - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-moth-night-at-mt-ridley-ncr-tickets-1273069076879" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-moth-night-at-mt-ridley-ncr-tickets-1273069076879">Moth Night at Mt Ridley Nature Conservation Reseve, Mickleham.</a></li><li>Monday 29 April, 9.30am to 11.30am – <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-guided-nature-walk-malcolm-creek-cragieburn-tickets-1271868766719" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-guided-nature-walk-malcolm-creek-cragieburn-tickets-1271868766719">Guided bushwalk with the Land and Biodiversity team along Malcolm Creek, Craigieburn</a>.</li><li>Monday 29 April, 1.00pm to 3pm – <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-guided-walk-at-stewarts-lane-reserve-sunbury-tickets-1273071805039" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/city-nature-challenge-2025-guided-walk-at-stewarts-lane-reserve-sunbury-tickets-1273071805039">Guided bushwalk with the Land and Biodiversity team at Stewarts Lane Nature Reserve, Sunbury</a>.</li></ul>

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