We thoroughly enjoyed the glow worm tour on the 09 September 2023 with Sherilee and Anne as our tour guides. It was a wonderful experience to share as a family. Sherilee was very knowledgeable and made the tour enjoyable and fun! I would highly recommend the tour and the Brook Sanctuary! We live in Nelson and are very lucky to have the Brook Sanctuary right on our doorstep!

Erwin provided us a 2hour guided tour of the sanctuary up to the Forks crossing. We saw many Bellbirds, Tui, Kereru, Piwakawaka, Weta and heard a Grey Warbler. Erwin identified trees, shrubs and orchids, telling us what was poisonous or edible and what was attractive for the different birds or insects. We checked tracking boxes and learnt about the pest control and ongoing development of the sanctuary. Erwin was an amazing and very knowledgeable guide - definitely recommend this experience for locals and tourists.

This was the first fenced sanctuary I visited in New Zealand. And it was amazing. It's run mostly by volunteers, who were very friendly and knowledgeable and helped me pick a good route through the sanctuary. The difference in bird life was amazing - i saw so many different birds but i especially heard them so much more. You can do some shorter routes or I would recommend to pack some sturdy shoes and take one of the longer hiking routes into the sanctuary.

This is an amazing conservation project incorporating the former Nelson City waterworks. It is fenced with predator control allowing extensive native fauna and flora regenerarion. Walks range from accesable loop tracks to serious bushwalking involving steep climbs, rock hopping and creek crossings. The staff were pleasant, knowlegable and helpful. The sanctury is accesable by Nelson buses.