The Aranda Bushland is a 100 ha reserve of eucalypt forest and woodland comprising the southern slopes of Aranda Hill (the north side being the suburb Aranda). It adjoins Black Mountain Reserve (adjacent to the central business district of Canberra), and forms part of Canberra Nature Park, an network of urban open space reserves throughout the national capital. The Friends of Aranda Bushland (FOAB) is a Park Care group interested in preserving and promoting the natural environment of Canberra Nature Park in Aranda bushland and surrounding bushland areas. Membership of the FOAB is open to all people interested in conservation of their local bushland.

The Friends of Aranda Bushland have been active in weeding our patch and campaigning for preservation of bushland for 10 years.

Aranda Bushland and Smith's Paddock from William Hovell Drive (photo: Pam Macdonald). 

Aerial view of Aranda Bushland from the north (photo: Greg Lane).