Fraser Walk

We had a wonderful time walking around the grasslands behind Fraser Primary today.

We found a Canberra Tracks sign on Shakespeare Cresent. This explained to us that the trees still here today marked where the Charnwood Homestead used to stand.

We found conifer trees - they were so tall.

Also an old olive tree.

There were lots of these trees. Does anyone know what they are called?

We discovered some brain fruit, known as Osage Oranges. These shrubs were planted to protect the orchard from the wind. The early settler children used the fruit as cricket balls.

We also searched for some evidence that the Aboriginals, the Ngunnawal people, had used the land in the past. We located a scar tree near the corner of Shakespeare Cresent and Kerrigan Cresent.

We found a scarred tree where the bark had been removed by the Ngunnawal people for the creation of bark canoes, shelters, shields and containers, such as coolamons.

What was your favourite part of the walk?