Windsor Downs Nature Reserve

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Windsor Downs Nature Reserve is a protected area established in 1990 by the Government of New South Wales. The nature reserve, which occupies an area of 364 hectares, between Windsor Downs and Bligh Park, was established on land formerly owned by the Riverstone Meatworks for the grazing of cattle. It is one of the last remains of the Cumberland Plain Woodland, an endangered ecological community exclusive to what is now the western suburbs of Sydney. The nature reserve contains a wide range of flora including a number of Eucalypts as well as the threatened Persoonia nutans and Dillwynia tenuifolia as well as hosting a range of native fauna, including endangered species such as the Regent Honeyeater. ()

Elevation: 102 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°38'59"S, 150°48'11"E

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New South WalesAustralia

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

Nearby attractions include: Richmond Park, Thompson Square, Macquarie Arms Hotel, Windsor Uniting Church.

4.7 miNW
Park
Richmond Park, Sydney
119 min walk • Richmond Park is a heritage-listed public park and sporting venue bounded by East Market, Windsor and March Streets, Richmond, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810 and surveyed by James Meehan in 1811.
3.3 miN
Park, Colonial architecture
Thompson Square
85 min walk • Thompson Square, nestled in the historic town of Windsor in New South Wales, Australia, is a testament to the colonial heritage and early European settlement of the region. This public square, bordered by several notable buildings from the late 18th and early 19th...
3.3 miN
Nightlife
Macquarie Arms Hotel
85 min walk • Macquarie Arms Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at Thompson Square, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Royal Hotel. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
3.1 miN
Church, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Windsor Uniting Church
79 min walk • Windsor Uniting Church and Hall is a heritage-listed church precinct at Macquarie Street, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. The church was built in 1875-76 following the destruction of the original church in a fire, while the Church Hall, which survived the fire, dates from 1861.
3.3 miN
Square
Thompson Square Conservation Area
85 min walk • Thompson Square Conservation Area is a heritage-listed precinct centred around Thompson Square in Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
5.7 miSE
Mosque
Baitul Huda Mosque, Sydney
147 min walk • The Baitul Huda Mosque is a mosque located in the Sydney suburb of Marsden Park, in New South Wales, Australia. The mosque is run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
5.4 miNE
Nightlife
Bird In The Hand Inn, Pitt Town
139 min walk • Bird In The Hand Inn is a heritage-listed inn at 87 Eldon Street, Pitt Town, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Maid of Australia Inn, It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
3.7 miN
Bridge
Windsor Bridge, Sydney
96 min walk • The Windsor Bridge, officially called the Hawkesbury River Bridge, Windsor, a beam bridge across the Hawkesbury River, is located in Windsor in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was built in 1874.
3.2 miN
Museum, History museum
Loder House, Sydney
82 min walk • Loder House is a heritage-listed residence at 126 George Street, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1834.
3.1 miN
Town
Windsor, Sydney
80 min walk • Windsor is a historic town north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is in the Hawkesbury local government area. The town sits on the Hawkesbury River, enveloped by farmland and Australian bush. Many of the oldest surviving European buildings in Australia are located at Windsor.
2.8 miN
Church
Reverend Turner Cottage
71 min walk • Reverend Turner Cottage is a heritage-listed clergy house at 360 George Street, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Rev. Peter Turner Cottage and Oxalis Cottage. The property is owned by Hawkesbury City Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.