Rameka Open Day - Eco Survey

Saturday 1 May 2008
The Rameka Open Day consisted of two parts - an eco survey in the morning followed by track building.


Over 100 species were counted on the property, with the greatest biodiversity down in the valley, within 50 metres of Rameka Creek (including some really interesting looking snail shells but no snails).


The survey was conducted by Karyn, Karen, Bronnie, Jonathan, Matt, Seamus, Garry and Barb. We weren't sure of everything we found in the survey, so there is still some work to be done.

The eco survey results from May are entered below.

Project Rameka - Eco Survey

3 May 2008

F = Valley Floor (within 50 metres of the ford)

T = Top (above 400 metres elevation)

Native Plants (T)

Native Trees and Shrubs

Ake ake

Karamu (Cop. Robusta)

Kanuka

Kaikomako

Mahoe

Marbleleaf (putaputaweta)

Totara

Wineberry

Ongaonga (stinging nettle)

Native passion vine

Native bidibid

Divaricating shrub (three types, possibly coprosma)

Tussock (silver and brown)

Bracken fern

Lace fern (Paesia scaberula)

punga

Introduced Plants (T)

Barberry (not Darwins)

Californian thistle

Fox glove (ditalis)

Gorse

Himalayan honeysuckle

Pines (radiata)

Spanish heather

Sycamore

Wild rose

Woolly Mullein

Native Animals (T)

Small bird with yellow head (?)

Kereru (wood pigeon)

Fantail

Tomtit

Pippet

Hawke

Tui or bellbird (heard, not seen)

Grasshopper (black with large head)

Introduced Animals (T)

Possum

Pigs

Yellow Admiral butterfly

Native Plants (F)

Coprosma grandifolia

Coprosma (divaricating, small leaf)

Coprosma propinqua?

Hebe (koromiko?)

Hoheria

Kaikomako (duckfoot)

Kamahi

Kanuka

Kawakawa

Karamu (Cop. Robusta)

Lancewood

Lemonwood

Mahoe

Mapou

Marbleleaf (putaputaweta)

Oleria rani

Pigeonwood

Rangiora

Red beech

Seven finger (Pate)

Totara

Tree fuchsia

Tutu

Wineberry

Ongaonga (tree nettle)

Poroporo

Native passion vine

Native bidibid

Silver tussock

Brown tussock

Green rush

Asplenium flaccidum

Asplenium (species?)

Asplenium oblongifolium

Black tree fern (Cyathea medullaris)

Bracken fern

Blechnum capense?

Button fern (pelleae rotundifolia)

Hounds tongue fern

Lace fern (Paesia scaberula)

Fern (Blechnum novae-zelandiae)

Pigfern (Pteris tremula or macilenta)

Pyrosia serpens (climbing fern)

Sheildfern (Polystichum richardii or vestitum)

Tree fern (Dicksonia squarrose or fibrosa)

Rata vine (Meterosideros diffusa)

Bushlawyer (Rubus parvus or schmidelioides)

Muehlenbeckia australis

Astelia

Gaultheria (probably antipoda)

Lycopodium

Snowberry (Gaultheria)

Orchid (one dark green leaf)

Green moss

Lichen (grey white)

Shaggy inkcap fungus

Introduced Plants (F)

Amaranth

Barberry (not Darwins)

Black nightshade

Blackberry

Buddleia

Californian thistle

Canadian flea bane

Cape gooseberry

Dock

Fennel

Fox glove (ditalis)

Geranium (fernlike leaf)

Gorse

Groundsel

Himalayan honeysuckle

Hypericum

Pines (radiata)

Ragwort

Rye grass

Scarlet pimpernel

Scotch thistle

Spanish heather

Sycamore

Wild rose

Willow weed (Pylygonum)

Woolly Mullein

Yarrow

Native Animals (F)

Snail shell (brown, 40-50mm across)

Introduced Animals (F)

Possum

Pigs

Yellow Admiral butterfly

Miscellaneous species seen around Rameka

Hares - seen all along Rameka Road

Sheep - removed on 29 April 2008

Cow pats on top driveway

Deer reported

Goats – several seen 2 km away