Badu Mangrove Board-walk and Coastal Saltmarsh
Sydney's Bicentennial Park is just west of Concord West station (about 15Kms from Central station) and is adjacent to Sydney Olympic Park. The Badu Mangrove boardwalk enables people to walk through the largest remaining mangrove ecosystem along the Parramatta River.
A coastal saltmarsh is a salt-tolerant plant community that lives between high and low tide, often behind mangroves.
On our visit, the air had a smoky haze from hazard reduction burning in the Blue Mountains the previous day.
The parklands contain diverse habitats for many plants and animals that are significant locally, nationally and internationally. These include rare saltmarsh communities, breeding populations of insectivorous bats and endangered
Green and Gold Bell frogs. Species of migratory birds protected under international treaties also often roost and feed in saltmarsh during their stay in Australia.
Further information about Coastal saltmarshes:
pdf download from NSW Dept of Enviroment
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The Brickpit Ring Walk
The Ring Walk is within
Sydney Olympic Park, was opened in 2006. It is an elevated circular walkway which allows visitors access to view the former brickpit area without disturbing the habitat of the endangered Green and Golden Bell frogs.
The Ring Walk, is 550 metres in circumference and is 18.5 metres above the floor of the Brickpit.
The original audio has packed it in, but the informative panels around the side are in good condition. They give a history and geology of the Brickpit and information on the frogs.
My thanks to Jean B. for leading us on this interesting walk
