WALKS IN THE HILLS
GUIDED OUTDOOR WALKS AND BUSHCARE | FEB – MAY 2025
Join us on free guided nature walks and Bushcare sessions available for all residents of The Hills and reconnect with your local environment. Discover nature, bushland conservation, history and heritage and uncover an appreciation for the everyday wonders of The Hills. Places are limited and bookings are essential.
Bookings are open one month prior to the event date. For details and to book visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/walks-in-the-hills-shire-172839
Caring for our Waterways –Twilight Experience
Sunday 2 February | 6pm – 8pm twilight
Meeting point – Strangers Creek Sanctuary Drive Beaumont Hills
Celebrate World Wetlands Day and explore and discover local wetlands in your backyard and the wildlife that inhabit these areas through a series of interactive talks, Streamwatch/waterbug activities and twilight short walk. Learn about the importance of our wetlands in the ecosystem, how we can better protect these areas and what wildlife lives in these habitats! Tune in the senses and look out under the sunset/twilight sky to see what you may find.
This event is supported by CHEN and Hawkesbury Nepean Landcare Network.
Nature Wellness Walk and Bushcare
Sunday 23 March | 10am – 1pm
Meeting point – Excelsior Avenue Castle Hill
Eric Mobbs Reserve
Immerse yourself in the outdoors and discover the healing power of nature through a guided sensory wellness walk amongst the trees at Eric Mobbs Reserve. Learn about plant identification and bushland conservation through a guided Bushcare session with the local Eric Mobbs Reserve Bushcare group. Take time out of your busy lives to explore nature through the senses, learn of the benefits of nature connection to this special patch of bushland through helping the local Bushcare group. Bookings are essential and a catered BBQ lunch will be provided.
Nature Discovery Walk
Wednesday 23 April | 10am – 12pm school holidays
Meeting point – end of Porters Road Kenthurst
Explore and discover your local area this school holidays and connect with nature! Walk along a sandstone ridge through beautiful bushland and observe the beauty of Australian wildflowers and unique plant species in The Hills. Get outdoors, go on a nature treasure hunt and learn of plants, history and nature connection on a guided nature walk for the whole family. Children over 5 years and families are welcome.
This event is supported by Hawkesbury Nepean Landcare Network.
Habitat Walk and Bushcare
Saturday 17 May | 10am – 12pm
Meeting point – Warumbui Avenue Baulkham Hills
Crestwood Reserve
Explore critically endangered Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest and Sandstone Gully Forest in this area and make a positive difference to this special patch of bushland! Join us for this event which involves a guided walk along Toongabbie Creek pointing out native species, as well as a guided Bushcare session with the local Bushcare group (Crestwood Reserve Bushcare). Develop skills of bush regenerators and give back to the environment. Bookings are essential and a catered BBQ lunch will be provided.
Join us on free guided nature walks and Bushcare sessions available for all residents of The Hills and reconnect with your local environment. Discover nature, bushland conservation, history and heritage and uncover an appreciation for the everyday wonders of The Hills. Places are limited and bookings are essential. Bookings are open one month prior to the event date. For details and to book visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/walks-in-the-hills-shire-172839