Fernglen Garden and Bush Walk
Fernglen has well maintained walking tracks that provide an excellent opportunity to observe many interesting species. As you enter the gates to Fernglen there is a kiosk that provides general information about New Zealand flora, a history of Fernglen with notes on the different groups of plants to be seen and a plan of the region drawn to scale. A self-guided tour is available. Take an instructional guide from a tray in the kiosk. Follow the directions on the instruction guide to marked numbers within the garden, each one tells a little about the 26 specific plants/trees of interest. Within the walk is an active water way running over mountain rocks, inspired by Muriel Fisher's many walks in the Aoraki/Mt Cook region.
Toilet facilities are available by the entrance to the Education Centre.
The main entrance is through a gate marked with Fernglen. There is a carpark opposite. It is accessed by travelling down Kauri Road, carrying over the lip of Kauri Road towards Hebe Place.
An access for those less mobile is at the cul-de-sac of Kauri Road at the top driveway which leads to the grassed area.
Points of Interest to See on Your Walk
For more information on each of these follow the links to each point of interest either by selecting the title below or the link from the drop down menu under Walks page on the navigation bar.
Allow approximately one hour to walk the complete track and longer if you want to view the points of interest in more detail.
Fernglen has aimed at creating a sub alpine environment in the city.
Here you will find plants from the Three Kings, the Poor knights and the Chatham Islands.
Near the rear wall of the trellis are different species of the unusual Dracophyllum genus, the grass trees.
For those who want to venture further a visit to the fern house is well worth a look.
For those with more time and energy Ben's Ridge is well worth a visit to explore extensive plant collections, particularly the coprosma collection.