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City of Parramatta Council’s Bushland Interpretive Program
City of Parramatta’s Get into Nature Program aims to encourage and educate local residents and visitors on issues surrounding the natural environment, as well as raise awareness of biodiversity in and around Parramatta. The Program includes a range of interactive experiences for all ages. Check out our upcoming events and register to attend below.
Get Into Nature Events
Guided Bushwalks
Where: Winston Hills
When:
16/06/24 at Quarry Branch Creek, Winston Hills
Cost: $5.00 bond per person which is refundable upon attendance to the event.
Suitable for: Adults and children 5 years and older
What: Come and learn about some of the plants and animals which call our local bushland home. These walks will provide opportunities to learn about the local environment and history of our walking tracks and reserves. The walks require an adequate level of fitness as they include walking on some steep and uneven paths.
Nocturnal Safari at Darling Mills Creek
Where: Ray Park, 26 Plympton Road, Carlingford
When: 18/05/24
Cost: $5.00 bond per person which is refundable upon attendance to the event.
Suitable for: Adults and children 5 years and older
What: Join our guides on this Nocturnal Safari and see how the inner bush of the city hustles and bustles and brims with life. Be introduced to some of our local critters of the night and learn about wildlife you may not have known live in your neighbourhood.
National Tree Day 2024
Where: North Upjohn Park, Reserve along Dorahy Street, Dundas (opposite Wassell Street, Dundas)
When: 28/07/2024 10am to 1pm
Suitable for: All ages. Children under the age of 18 years must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times during this event.
(accessibility notes - this is a bushland reserve on a sloped site)
What: National Tree Day is Australia’s largest tree planting and nature-care event! City of Parramatta has held National Tree Day events for the community to come together to improve our natural bushland for over a decade.
Join your local community at this volunteer planting event, where we will plant 10,000 native seedlings at the reserve along Dorahy Street in Dundas.
The vegetation at this reserve is part of the critically endangered Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest community, which is heavily fragmented and has only 0.5% of its original extent remaining intact. The aim of this project is to stabilise the creek line and provide essential habitat for our native wildlife.
Please bring a water bottle, sun protection and wear enclosed shoes (no thongs or sandals). A free BBQ lunch from the Lions Club will be provided to the first 500 volunteers who register on the day.
Registrations are essential. All participants (including children and their caregivers) must be registered to attend.
