Riccarton Bush Poster - Helen Grey

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Riccarton bush today currently covers an area of 6.4ha located within an arm’s reach of the busiest roads in the South Island. This bush fragment is the only sole survivor of the once striving podocarp forests that flourished lowland swamp areas of Christchurch. Its presence is vital as it is important for a city to retain examples of its past. Riccarton bush is a treasured icon to Christchurch as it creates a cultural, social and educational environment. Once captivated within Riccarton bush the atmosphere changes from hearing busy traffic noise to the echoing of birds chirping. The bush’s interior of dense foliage can be declivous as appears you are in a larger scale forest than what it is in reality. We want to preserve this natural environment for present and future generations