Britannia Way, Lilydale

Britannia Way, Lilydale

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Posted 2021-06-15 by Neil Follettfollow
Britannia Way is only a 600 metre thoroughfare, starting and ending on Nelson Road.


You can make it a complete one kilometre circuit by joining the two ends along Nelson Road .


A surprise, tree wise, was a 15 metre tall banksia tree. Research indicates that they can grow up to 30 metres tall. Most species seen in suburban gardens are the shrub and bush variety.




Flowering gum trees are beginning to flower, offering some colour to street trees, whereas deciduous trees are offering colour to gardens.


Some yellow daisies providing a brilliant splash of colour as did a single bloom and a bush full of yellow daisies. Another splash of yellow was a trio of roses.






Not many walkers were out but a cyclist was peddling along Nelson Road.




Bird sightings was restricted to two Indian mynas on a rooftop and one noisy miner displaying its acrobatic skills while feeding. A colourful nesting box attached to a tree looked like it was well used.





Making up for the lack of feathered birds a metal stork was standing stately in one garden, while another garden ornament thought they were Atlas, holding up a birdbath.




Many hebe bushes were in flower as were several grevilleas.


A particularly spectacular sight was a weeping cherry tree with the sun shining through its autumn leaves.

My new find on this walk was a grewia plant, quite colourful with different shades of pink.


Along the Nelson Road section, a spoon village had sprung up, not highly inhabited, but a start.


A native species of South America is the potato vine, which is appearing in a few gardens. It is a climbing plant, hence the vine name.


Many houses that have a front fence are often establishing a garden between the fence and the footpath. One in Britannia Way had a row of six Yucca plants which will eventually hide the colorbond metal fence.


A pink azalea plant looked attractive and are a popular low growing variety, as was a lantana bush.




It's an easy walk, with footpaths on both sides and power lines underground.



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205227 - 2023-06-16 05:39:34

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