Rivergum Walk Reserve (Heidelberg)

This linear 3.42 hectare reserve runs from Viewbank to Heidelberg. A shared bike and walking trail runs through the centre, following the path of Banyule Creek, and connects with a many trails along the Yarra River, including the Main Yarra Trail.

Activities in the park include a playground, walking/bike trails and wildlife observation.

History

The River Red Gum was an important tree for Indigenous Australians. They were used as a food source, as corroboree or canoe trees, for containers and clubs, and the tree's gum was used to treat burns and diarrhoea.

Flora and Fauna

The reserve is in the Gippsland Plain bioregion, and has 2 vegetation communities: plains grassy woodland-river red gum (exposed plain-slope) and plains grassy woodland-river red gum (terrace/valley). It is managed by the Banyule's Bushland Management Unit.

The remnant river red gum trees provide wildlife with a corridor linking Creek Bend Reserve and River Gum Walk to Banyule Flats Reserve and the Warringal Parklands.