Junior ranger: Shorebirds and mangroves
Hunter Wetlands National Park
Overview
Calling all junior rangers, join us on a birdwatching adventure these school holidays! Bring your camera and see if you can photograph the shorebirds at Hunter Wetlands National Park, near Newcastle.
- When
2025:
Sunday 6 April, 9am to 11am
Sunday 13 April, 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Monday 21 April, 8.30am to 10.30am
2026:
Monday 5 January, 4pm to 6pm
Sunday 11 January, 9am to 11am
Sunday 18 January, 3pm to 5pm
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Grade
- Easy. Suitable for children 5 years and over. We’ll walk 1 to 2km, and there are some uneven paths.
- Price
-
Child (5 to 16 years) $15 per person. Accompanying adults free.
- Meeting point
- Under Stockton Bridge.
- Bookings
- Bookings required. Phone 1300 072 757 for more information or book online.
This experience at Stockton sandspit will fascinate, as you witness masses of shorebirds feeding and gathering along the mangrove-ringed mud flats of this Ramsar-listed site. Discover where these migratory birds start their massive journeys and their destination. See if you can spot a bar-tailed godwit, sandpipers, terns or maybe a curlew.
Come and join in some fun hands-on activities as well! It’s a good idea to wear a hat and sturdy enclosed shoes, and bring sunscreen, insect repellent, binoculars (if you have them), drinking water and snacks.
This tour is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered for Local Land Services, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel.
Bookings
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Operated by
- NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Park info
- in Hunter Wetlands National Park in the North Coast region
Hunter Wetlands National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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