Dunn's Swamp

Dunns Swamp is a dam on the Cudgegong River on the western side of Wollemi National Park about 20
minutes drive from Kandos or Rylestone.
 

 

 

This area is in "pagoda country" where bands of ironstone on top of the sandstone cause erosion to form distinctive pagoda shaped outcrops.

The pagodas are easily accessible from the camping/picnic area.

 

 

 

Maitland Bay

Sydney skyline from the Mt Bouddi track before you drop down to Maitland Bay The rock shelf at the northern point of the ay at low tide.

 The bay is named after the P.S. Maitland which broke in two on the bombora just off the bay in a gale in May 1898. 15 passengers and 12 crew died with 36 being rescued.  Little remains of the wreck today.

 View back along the beach from the steep climb out of the bay.

The northern headland and the bay from an earlier walk. 

Recent Birds

Bell Miner Pacific Black Duck

Supurb Wren

 White cheeked Honeyeater

 Golden Whistler

 female Spotted Pardolote

 Male Spotted Pardolote

 Scarlet Honeyeater

 Pied Cormorant

 Eastern Reef Egret

 

Crackneck

Regular walk from Forresters Beach to Crackneck at Bateau Bay. Looking south to Terrigal from the television tower at Forresters Beach.

 Looking north to Shelley Beach from Crackneck at Bateau Bay

 Little Wattlebird at Crackneck.

 Surfers under the headland.

  The purpose of the walk. Humpback Whales heading north.

 A fair way out to sea today.