Junior ranger: Wingham Brush wildlife walk
Wingham Brush Nature Reserve
Overview
Walk alongside a NPWS Discovery Ranger and explore a vibrant life under the canopy of subtropical rainforest at Wingham Brush Nature Reserve.
- When
Tour dates:
Thursday 9 January, 14 April and 10 July 2025.
Tour time: 10am to 12pm.
- Accessibility
- Easy
- Grade
- Easy. Suitable for adults and children aged 10 years and over.
- Price
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Child $15 per person (10 to 16 years). Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults free.
- Meeting point
- Wingham Brush boardwalk
- Bookings
- Bookings required. Phone 1300 072 757 for more information or book online.
Also known as ‘The Brush’ and located beside the Manning River, this park is a significant roosting and maternity site for the vulnerable grey-headed flying fox.
Bring your binoculars and camera along for your chance to spot some fruit pigeons, bowerbirds and bats as we traverse Wingham Brush boardwalk.
You’ll leave with a greater understanding of the important role of rangers in national parks. And learn how you can help conserve and protect these special spaces into the future.
More about grey-headed flying foxes
You can also watch a live stream of the grey-headed flying fox colony at Wingham Brush on our 'bat cam'. This footage will help rangers and scientists learn more about this threatened species to guide conservation efforts.
The grey-headed flying fox is Australia's largest bat, with a wingspan up to 1m. These ecosystem engineers are unlike other pollinators like birds and bees, they can transport pollen over long distances and disperse larger seeds, travelling up to 50km in a single trip.
These flying farmers play an important role in ensuring the regeneration, genetic diversity and survival of our native forests, especially after bushfires. Part of Wingham Brush Nature Reserve has been declared an Asset of Intergenerational Significance (AIS) to bolster the protection of this important mammal by increasing legislative protections for the habitat and species.
Operated by
- NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Park info
- in Wingham Brush Nature Reserve in the North Coast region
Wingham Brush Nature Reserve is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather, flooding, or for the benefit of the flying foxes during breeding.