Sinclair Wetlands, Berwick, Otago New Zealand.
The Sinclair wetlands are part of a 2,000-hectare wetland connecting lakes Waihola and Waipori on the Taieri Plain, 40 kilometres south of Dunedin. In 1960 Horrie Sinclair purchased a run-down farm between the two lakes and reverted it to its original wetland condition. The Sinclair wetland now consists of ponds, water channels, swamplands and a couple of scrub-covered islands. Over 60 species of bird live in or regularly visit the wetland. It is now privately owned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and protected by a Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Open Space Covenant. It has a visitor centre and walking tracks.
Sinclair Wetlands, Berwick, Otago New Zealand.
The Sinclair wetlands are part of a 2,000-hectare wetland connecting lakes Waihola and Waipori on the Taieri Plain, 40 kilometres south of Dunedin. In 1960 Horrie Sinclair purchased a run-down farm between the two lakes and reverted it to its original wetland condition. The Sinclair wetland now consists of ponds, water channels, swamplands and a couple of scrub-covered islands. Over 60 species of bird live in or regularly visit the wetland. It is now privately owned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and protected by a Queen Elizabeth II National Trust Open Space Covenant. It has a visitor centre and walking tracks.