Protecting South Head's birdlife, one trap at a time.
South Kaipara Landcare is a community of residents restoring the biodiversity of the South Head peninsula. Here's how to get involved.
- WHY WE EXISTOur vision is to protect the natural biodiversity of the South Head peninsula allowing endangered and lost bird life and plant species to return to this unique ecosystem.
Three ways to get involved
Pest Control
Giving our unique bird life a fighting chance, one trapline at a time.
View pest control →Community
Planting days, roadside clean-ups and coming together to do great things.
View community →Trap NZ App
Log your catches, see the impact, and help us track predator control across the peninsula.
Get the app →Why we trap, and how to start
Rats, stoats and possums are the biggest threat to the native birds returning to South Head, including the bittern, fairy tern and dabchick. Every trap checked adds up.
New to trapping? Start with a Timmy trap outside your door. It's simple, safe, and the single biggest thing a household can do for local birdlife.
- How to set up a Timmy trapVideo
- Trap NZ: logging your catchesGuide
- Trap NZ: reading the community mapGuide
- Borrow a trap from LandcareContact
Trap NZ
Free app for logging catches
Every trap you log helps us see what's working across the peninsula, not just in your backyard.
This month's trap count
- Lake Rototoa traplines 34 catches
- South Head roadside 21 catches
- Te Rau Puriri block 18 catches
WHAT WE're protectingThree birds you’re helping to bring back
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Pāteke
Poliocephalus rufopectus
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis davisae
Our critical partners
Forest Bridge Trust
Connecting the Kaipara to the Mahurangi through a corridor of restored habitat, working alongside groups like ours along the way.
Rewilding the West — Auckland Council
Auckland Council's biodiversity programme supporting predator control and habitat restoration across west Auckland, including South Head.
With thanks to our local sponsors
