
Home About Us History Walks Education Events Newsletters Contact Us/Donate Links		Fernglen Native Plant Gardens Nikau Tree Fern Gully Fernglen Gardens are located in Kauri Road, Birkenhead and owned by the Auckland Council. Since the 1990s dedicated volunteers of Fernglen Native Plant Gardens Committee and Trust have been involved in the development and education surrounding the gardens. Fernglen is devoted to the growing and preservation of New Zealand plants. It aims to educate people of all ages about New Zealand flora and fauna. The gardens consist of approximately 2.47 hectares (9 acres) of Kauri Association bush with roughly 0.2 hectares (half an acre) under cultivation. Well maintained walking tracks provide an excellent opportunity to observe many interesting species including very old kauri and rimu. Many species are labelled with botanical, Māori and common names. Silver Fern Of special interest to Fernglen visitors will be: The collection of rare sub-alpine plants View other rare and endangered plants from throughout the New Zealand botanic region An enclosed fernery containing ‘Prince of Wales Feather Fern’ A bush walk across serene nīkau tree fern gully surrounded by a great variety of native bush Birds all year round: hōrirerire (Grey Warbler), kererū (Wood Pigeon), tūī, tauhou (Silvereye) Nakonako or Pīpīwharauroa (Shining Cuckoo) in spring/summer Kākā in autumn/winter Minibeasts galore A self-guided tour – take a guide at the kiosk and follow the directions to numbers highlighting interesting plants Botanical artists meet once a month The entrance to Fernglen is located along the extension of Kauri Road at: 36 Kauri Road (between house numbers 34 and 48) Birkenhead Auckland Fernglen is free entry. Fernglen welcomes visitors daily during daylight hours. We ask visitors to Fernglen to please keep dogs on a lead and clean shoes at the kauri-die back stations.

Fernglen Native Plant Gardens

Nikau Tree Fern Gully

Fernglen Gardens are located in Kauri Road, Birkenhead and owned by the Auckland Council. Since the 1990s dedicated volunteers of Fernglen Native Plant Gardens Committee and Trust have been involved in the development and education surrounding the gardens.

Fernglen is devoted to the growing and preservation of New Zealand plants. It aims to educate people of all ages about New Zealand flora and fauna. The gardens consist of approximately 2.47 hectares (9 acres) of Kauri Association bush with roughly 0.2 hectares (half an acre) under cultivation.

Well maintained walking tracks provide an excellent opportunity to observe many interesting species including very old kauri and rimu. Many species are labelled with botanical, Māori and common names.

Silver Fern

Of special interest to Fernglen visitors will be:

The collection of rare sub-alpine plants
View other rare and endangered plants from throughout the New Zealand botanic region
An enclosed fernery containing ‘Prince of Wales Feather Fern’
A bush walk across serene nīkau tree fern gully surrounded by a great variety of native bush
Birds all year round: hōrirerire (Grey Warbler), kererū (Wood Pigeon), tūī, tauhou (Silvereye)
Nakonako or Pīpīwharauroa (Shining Cuckoo) in spring/summer
Kākā in autumn/winter
Minibeasts galore
A self-guided tour – take a guide at the kiosk and follow the directions to numbers highlighting interesting plants
Botanical artists meet once a month

The entrance to Fernglen is located along the extension of Kauri Road at:

36 Kauri Road (between house numbers 34 and 48)
Birkenhead
Auckland

Fernglen is free entry. Fernglen welcomes visitors daily during daylight hours. We ask visitors to Fernglen to please keep dogs on a lead and clean shoes at the kauri-die back stations.