A variety of nest boxes are attached to existing mature trees, with different sizes and designs providing homes for birds, bats, lizards and other small creatures.

These boxes mimic natural tree hollows, which can be limited and difficult to find in urban areas. The small boxes with bottom entries provide shelter for bats, geckos, insects and spiders, while those with front entries are suited to small birds and geckos.

Larger boxes provide homes for Galahs, Corellas, ducks, owls and potentially even possums. The largest boxes have enough space for Black Cockatoos.

Heartwood Bentley is home to blue-banded and leafcutter bees and they can be found in our bee hotels.

The blue-banded Bee is a native bee found in Perth and other parts of Australia. These small bees grow to around 11 mm long and are easily recognised by the bands of metallic blue fur across their black abdomens.

The leafcutter Bee is a gentle, solitary native bee found in Perth and across Australia. A common visitor to gardens, it can often be spotted feeding on flowering plants.

Rainbow bee-eaters build their nests by digging long, horizontal tunnels into sandy ground. Both parents use their bills and feet to excavate a tunnel up to a metre long, with a nesting chamber for their eggs at the end.

Please keep off the sandy mounds, there may be rainbow bee-eaters nesting below.

Lizards are cold blooded reptiles, which means they rely on their surroundings to regulate their body temperature. When they’re cold, they bask in the sun on warm surfaces such as rocks to absorb heat. When they get too hot, they retreat to the shade to cool down.

You’ll find large warm lizard rocks scattered throughout the parklet, providing warm sunny spots for lizards to bask - although human visitors are welcome to enjoy them too.

Keep an eye out for the Buchanan’s Snake-eyed Skink, a common local lizard that loves basking in the sunshine.

Habitat logs provide shelter, food, breeding places and their own little microclimates for a surprising variety of wildlife.

Take a closer look and you might find skinks and geckos sheltering in the cracks, frogs hiding beneath the damp timber, or slaters, millipedes, ants, beetles and spiders making themselves at home.

As the logs slowly break down, fungi, mosses and decomposing wood provide food and habitat for insects and other small creatures. These, in turn, become an important food source for birds, reptiles and other wildlife.

Habitat logs may look like fallen timber, but they’re busy little ecosystems, providing safe places to hide, rest, feed and breed, while helping to recycle nutrients back into the soil.