Restoration area
Gully Two
The second gully — its floor, its head, and the face above it.
Surveyed, measured and described. Nothing done on the ground yet.
How far we have got
- Already carries cover
- 63%
- 1.56 ha of 2.49. Mapped by extent rather than by species.
- Planted by the project
- 0%
- Nothing yet. 0.93 ha of bare ground here.
These two figures are never added together, and the map draws them separately, block by block. Cover that was already here is not restoration — in one block of this project it is pine.
The blocks behind this place
Survey Waitaki, August 2025Block 51.12 ha · flat - sloped · 51% already vegetated
Floor of gully 2, up to vehicle track
Block 120.83 ha · sloped - steep · 66% already vegetated
Head of 2nd gully above along fence line above track seperating area from block 5
Block 190.54 ha · steep · 82% already vegetated
Steep south side of spur 2 below vehicle track
Where we are now
The floor of gully 2 up to the vehicle track, the head of the gully along the fence line, and the steep south side of the second spur below the track. Around three-fifths carries cover already, recorded by extent and not by species.
What it becomes
A gully under continuous cover from floor to head. Gully floors hold moisture and shelter, which is where a restoration on a coast this exposed gets its head start.
Why this matters
A gully is the cheapest place on an exposed headland to grow tall trees, and the ground across from the ponderosa paddock is the logical next area. Nothing has been done here yet.
What needs to happen
1 of 8- Surveyed, measured and described
- Strimmed and spot-sprayed, ready to plant
- Planting begun
- Protectors, stakes and water on
- Planting completed across the bare ground
- Released and weeded, bi-monthly
- Grass held back two years, or until the trees reach 2 m
- Away on its own