Way back in 1889 this urban woodland (in what was then Park 16A) was the site of the inaugural Arbor Day in Australia. This was a predecessor to the Landcare movement. The first Arbor Day featured a massive communal act of tree planting.…

Some of the trees in this avenue (both red gums and olives) date from before 1880. From here walk across to the lake or wetland which was under construction in early 2021.

This structure plays no role for most of the year, but it becomes very important during three very special days, Horse racing left Victoria Park after 2007. However the Kaurna name of the Park - Pakapakanthi - is still relevant during…

Prior to European settlement, Victoria Park would have resembled a large flat of blue gums and grey box gums. Oral history of surviving Kaurna elders indicates that this area was used for corroborees, burials and camping. In 1980, indigenous…

A few steps past the cricket nets, at the top of a gentle rise, a dirt road rolls away downhill, towards the west. The road is lined with about a dozen mature pepper trees. One of the lovely things about this Park is that it's not flat. …

Despite the constant hum of passing traffic, this is another lovely area to walk around and keep an eye out for a variety of birds and possums that may be living in tree hollows – so-called “habitat trees”. The shared-use walking and cycling…

There are two bitumen paths that both traverse King Rodney Park from north-west to south-east. One crosses Botanic Creek and links up with Bartels Road and Rymill Park to the north. The other stays on this side of the creek and links up with East…

These facilities were previously used for tennis as well, but tennis was moved out to accommodate a temporary skate park, that was built here in 2016. The temporary skate facilities were built here as a stop-gap measure after a different skate…

In recent years the sport has been growing rapidly in popularity but it’s still not widely known. Players use the term “disc” although most people would know a flying disc as a “frisbee”. “Frisbee” is a trade mark. It’s just one brand of…

The creek is bordered by dense mature vegetation and provides lovely areas to rest sitting on a log or to enjoy a picnic. Botanic Creek doesn’t run all year. It’s an “ephemeral” creek; meaning that it flows only after rainfall. It channels…

Within 20 years of European settlement, most of the Adelaide Park Lands had been stripped bare of trees. By the 1850’s the early settlers used almost all the existing trees for firewood, fence posts, and to allow sheep, cattle and horses to…

The first Glover playground was on South Terrace (Park 20) – in December 1918. The second Glover playground was (and is) on Lefevre Tce (Park 6). This one was proposed by Mayor Glover in 1924, for the benefit of children in the east of the…

The age of the tree is unknown but it’s most unlikely to pre-date European settlement. It was probably planted in the 1870’s, or later. On an aerial photo of the Park, taken in 1936 it’s clearly visible as a large tree, even then. At the base…