Britannia Reserve Black Cockatoo Pocket Forest No. 2
WA Government Let’s Grow funding has been approved to de-pave a 525 square metre area of disused carpark adjacent to the Tools n Things Library at Britannia Reserve in Leederville and revegetate it with a Black Cockatoo pocket forest.
The Black Cockatoo pocket forest will be the second one created in the area, the first being about 80 metres to the west. The pocket forest will be made by the community the Miyawaki forest method adapted to WA conditions by Dr Grey Coupland and the Miyawaki Forest Outreach Program at Murdoch University. These include:
- Amending the soil with compost and biochar prior to planting
- Planting:
- native plant species endemic to the area and soil type prior to European settlement
- primarily tree and shrub species
- at a high density of 3 to 5 plants per square metre
- Mulching, weeding and watering the site for 3 years after which the forest should be self sustaining
Many of the native trees and shrubs are species of hakeas, banksias and eucalypts and which are favoured as food by endangered Black Cockatoos.
Much needed tree canopy will provide a cool place which can be used for a range of activities by local residents.
Features of the area will include a central yarning circle with logs for people to sit on, logs for children to play on and others to use for exercise. A cockitrough is also proposed. Ideas will be generated through community consultation and a co-design process.
The main reasons for selecting this area for this planting project include:
- to revegetate a disused, hot paved area and create a cool space for people to enjoy
- to provide habitat and food for endangered Black Cockatoos and other native animals and organisms
- to contribute to a Nature Link corridor
Benefits of the project will include:
- enhance community connections
- provide an inviting shady area for people
- support physical activity such as Nature Play
- improve mental health and well-being through access to nature
- create a space to enhance social connections and interactions
- help protect buildings and surroundings areas from heat and sun
- create habitat for native wildlife
- support biodiversity and ecosystems
- reduce stormwater runoff and support natural infiltration
- contribute to a Nature Link to help connect isolated pockets of existing vegetation for people and/or wildlife
Who will benefit from this project?
- Mount Hawthorn and Leederville residents
- Transition Town Vincent, Tools N Things Library and Floreat Athena Football Club by:
- shading an area which is otherwise hot and exposed and uninviting.
- enhancing the circularity precinct being developed in the location.
- Transition Town Vincent and other groups in the inner city by providing a pocket forest demonstration site involving de-paving and revegetation.
- City of Vincent by contributing to targets for biodiversity and black cockatoo habitat restoration, tree canopy, de-paving and waste recycling identified in the City of Vincent Enhanced Environment Strategy 2025-2030.
Schedule (indicative)
| Action | Date |
| Preliminary stakeholder consultation | November – December 2026 |
| Depaving and cover crop | December 2026 or Jan/Feb 2027 |
| Community engagement | February – June 2027 |
| Secondary site preparation | Saturday 26 June 2027 |
| Planting day | Sunday 27 June 2027 |
| Secondary activities e.g. maintenance, monitoring | July 2027 |
Stakeholders
- Local residents
- City of Vincent
- Dr Grey Coupland and the Miyawaki Forest Outreach Program at Murdoch University
- Tools n Things Library
- Floreat Athena Football Club
Updates
Project updates will be available through the Transition Town Vincent monthly enewsletter. Subscribe here.
Volunteer
Volunteer with this project to enhance your community connections and develop or apply your skills and knowledge to the benefit of your local community and environment. Email your contact details to info@ttv.org.au or phone Ian on M: 0401 521 895
Resources
Britannia Reserve Black Cockatoo Pocket Forest No. 2 – Site Layout Sketch
Black Cockatoo Pocket Forest No 2 Indicative Plant List October 2026
Info Sheet Black Cockatoo Pocket Forest No 2 – 1 November 2026