Wallumatta Nature Reserve

#3518 among destinations in Australia

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Wallumatta Nature Reserve, also called the Macquarie Hospital Bushland, is a 6-hectare nature reserve bushland area, surrounded by the residential suburb of East Ryde, in suburban Sydney, Australia. Once part of the Field of Mars of 1804, the reserve is the largest surviving area of Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest, an endangered ecosystem. Soils are based on Ashfield Shale and Hawkesbury Sandstone. ()

Elevation: 203 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°48'21"S, 151°7'46"E

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New South WalesAustralia

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Day trips

Wallumatta Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carisbrook, Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest.

1.7 miSE
Museum, History museum
Carisbrook, Sydney
43 min walk • Carisbrook is a heritage-listed former private residence and now house and local history museum at 334 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove in the Lane Cove Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built during 1884. The property is owned by the Lane Cove Council.
1.2 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Water park
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, Sydney
32 min walk • The Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre is an aquatics venue located in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. The original venue was demolished in November 1998 with rebuilding commencing in April 1999. Rebuilding was completed in April 2000 with opening in May 2000.
1.2 miNE
Cemetery
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney
32 min walk • Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium formerly Northern Suburbs General Cemetery is a cemetery and crematorium in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The park caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements.
0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest, Sydney
22 min walk • The Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest is one of six main indigenous forest communities of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that is typically in the Inner West region of Sydney.
0.8 miE
Park
Magdala Park, Sydney
21 min walk • Magdala Park is a recreational area. The park is adjacent to Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. The park also has forest areas, where recreational activities are taken up. The football field playing surfaces are maintained by the City of Ryde Council. The park has a canteen, seating and lights.
0.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lachlan's Square Village, Sydney
25 min walk • Lachlan's Square Village is a shopping centre in the suburb of Macquarie Park in Northern Sydney.
1.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Commandment Rock, Sydney
40 min walk • Commandment Rock is a large rock located in the Lane Cove National Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The site is home to rock engravings, both Aboriginal and European. An engraving of the Fifth Commandment on the rock gives it its name.