Williams.

Native Planting.

Project partner: Te Ara Kākāriki.

The Williams Greendot is a multi-year native planting designed as a habitat stepping stone within a wider indigenous corridor. Supported by the Environmental Management Fund (EMF) and led by Te Ara Kākāriki, landowners of the Williams Greendot have gone well beyond the original plan – adding more indigenous plants with help from family and friends. Their ongoing maintenance has delivered excellent survival rates, despite wet spring conditions.

A Greendot is a defined native planting that functions as a biodiversity node – recreating habitat, food sources and cover so species back move between larger patches. Positioning the Willams Greendot on the edge of Lords Bush will help protect this special remnant by creating a buffer between it and the harsh elements allowing birds, invertebrates and pollinators a safe stepping stones between Lords Bush and other emerging native sites in the area and also allowing species that require the dark sheltered conditions found deep in the forest centre to thrive.

Impact.

Short term.

• Indigenous plantings established and well maintained, achieving high survival.
• Immediate shelter and food sources for insects, lizards and small birds.

Long Term.

• Established stepping-stone habitat that boosts connectivity across the landscape.
• Growing biodiversity as species use the site to move, feed and breath.
• Continued landowner stewardship ensuring regeneration and resilience over time.