Le Roy's Bush
Le Roy's Bush is a 12 hectare public park in Auckland , New Zealand, between Birkenhead and Northcote . The original site was expanded through subsequent acquisitions. It extends from Highbury in Birkenhead down a valley between Birkenhead Point and Onewa Road, where it joins 7.5 acre Little Shoal Bay Reserve and 2.6 acre Lutners Reserve on Church Street in Northcote. The northern valley of Le Roy's Bush was known among the Māori as Te Uruwao (Te Uruao) . The stream in this valley forms a waterfall.
history
Le Roy's Bush was acquired in 1918 in a public tender by Edward Le Roy, an Auckland businessman, and his wife Gertrude and named Urutapu . Edward made three ponds in which he grew water lilies and goldfish . He channeled the watercourses to prevent flooding and laid the stream in pipes under the ponds. He made trails in the bush and planted many native plants from Great Barrier Island and other parts of the country. Attempts are made to suppress non-native invasive species in the area. After his death in 1947, the area came into public ownership in an action initiated by the North Shore Branch of the Forest and Bird Society .
literature
- The Story of Birkenhead. Margaret McClure. Birkenhead City Council 1987.
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Coordinates: 36 ° 48 ′ 46.4 ″ S , 174 ° 43 ′ 55.6 ″ E