Birdwood Gully - Springwood

This attractive short walk can be found not far from Springwood railway station. Whilst the track was still quite rough in places, sections had been upgraded since our last visit.
 
 

The circular walk can be accessed from two spots on Bednal Rd, and also from Boland Ave, and follows Springwood and Birdwood Gully Creeks. There is also a side track further along Springwood Creek, which we didn't explore. 

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On a previous visit our walk leaders combined this walk with a look at the blue gums in Deanel Forest Reserve 

Birdwood Gully has a Bushcare group

Springwood (2)

Our walking group returned to Springwood recently to visit some reserves and parks in the area. 

The photo below was taken on the Fairy Dell walk after rain the previous day. You can view more photos of this walk in my earlier post.

The Deanel Forest Reserve (below) features these beautiful Blue Gums, part of what is termed the Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest. The soil here provides the rich fertile clay that these trees need.

Deanel Forest Reserve, Springwood

  
Fairy Dell walk (above) is only a short distance from the town centre. Frazer Memorial Presbyterian Church, (right) is on Macquarie Road, Springwood's main street.
Springwood, the second largest town in the Blue Mountains, is around 70 Kms from Sydney, and is the commercial centre for the lower mountains area.

I loved this sandstone sculpture (right) of a lizard, in Else Mitchell Park

My thanks to our walk leaders, and the local Bush Care group.             


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[Another sandstone lizard I saw in Sydney's Bicentennial Park]

Fairy Dell walk - Springwood

This short lower Blue Mountains walk, in Fairy Dell Reserve Springwood, is quite near the town centre.

 

Those that enjoy this and other walks near townships, may owe Bushcare and Landcare Groups groups a vote of thanks. These groups are made up of small groups of volunteers that are involved in hands-on environmental restoration work.

Tree near Lawson Lookout

The walk can be done as a circular walk, continuing up to Lawson lookout, which overlooks Magdala Creek Valley, then returning to the town centre along Raymond Road.



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