Black Swamp Wetlands - Cleveland

The buffer between housing and wetlands area.

I visited Black Swamp Wetlands at Cleveland today as part of my Redlands habitat project. The site is located in the heart of Cleveland with boundaries onto Wellington, Queen and Shore Street West. There was plenty of vehicle traffic on Queen Street as I walked along, but this didn't seem to disturb wildlife in the wetland area. Black Swamp Wetlands is home to three species of Flying Fox, Grey-headed and Black Flying Fox throughout the year and nomadic Little Red Flying Fox during early summer. From the street pavement it is quite easy to see large groups of flying foxes hanging in the trees. Many were flapping their wings, with the heat today, I suspect in an effort to cool themselves. I also saw water dragon, ibis, lorikeets and kookaburras in the area.

I find this habitat area interesting, situated adjacent to homes and surrounded by substantial traffic roads, it is a haven for various wildlife.