DISCOVER THE HIDDEN GEMS OF THE HUNTER VALLEY
Find out about the wealth of flora and fauna, trails and hikes in the Hunter Valley.
Author: Robyn and Alan Woolley, Valley View Cottage
For bushwalkers, photographers, bird watchers Few facilities are provided for visitors – rustic picnic table on escarpment Your visit is free – no charges apply. The walks contains steep stone steps. Directions Take Orient Street turn off at Greta and follow to end The Reserve provides spectacular views over Luskintyre and Lambs Valley, cradled between…
For drive enthusiasts, photographers, bird watchers, water sports Visitor facilities: at dam wall/spillway – parking, toilets, lookouts and views, spectacular dam wall walk etc Free: to visit dam, fees apply to day picnickers and campers at the lake camp ground if using these facilities. Getting there: 25 kilometres north of Singleton – right hand turn…
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Iconic local bird – Grey-crowned Babbler – [Vulnerable Status in NSW] Guests and visitors frequently ask about this bird as they are often seen in the Hunter Valley and their behaviour is very hard to miss. The Grey-crowned Babbler is sometimes known as the ‘Yahoo-bird’ due to their most common calls. It is given by…
Discover: Local Treasure – North Rothbury Persoonia Unique to the Lower Hunter Valley – is a small spreading shrub that grows to a metre high with green, soft needle-like leaves. This plant is listed as critically endangered, close to extinction. It is quite noticeable due to its luminescent green colour and it produces small yellow flowers…
Featuring Baiame Cave, Bulga, and the Finchley Aboriginal Cultural Walk, Yengo National Park For indigenous culture, local history, artists and photographers Your visit is free – no charges apply to either site Baiame Cave Painting Bulga No facilities are provided for visitors To get there: Take Welshs Road off Old Bulga Road Milbrodale near Bulga.…
For picnickers, bushwalkers, photographers, bird watchers and those interested in local history- and your dog can come too! Your visit is free – no charges apply Some basic [rustic] facilities are provided for visitors eg BBQs, picnic tables, ‘bush’ toilets 30 mins from Cessnock south via Quorrobolong Rd, Sandy Creek Rd, Heaton Road- then unsealed…
Get to know: Belford National Park … for visitor photographers and wildlife enthusiasts and 15 minutes travel from the Around Hermitage Wine and Food Trail and accommodation venues. Belford National Park is located between Maitland and Singleton with an area of 294 hectares. Belford National Park protects a significant stand of remnant vegetation on the…