Windsor Downs bird walk
Windsor Downs Nature Reserve
Overview
Bring family and friends to this free 2-hour guided tour. Discover some unique bird species in this part of the critically endangered Cumberland Plain at Windsor Downs Nature Reserve, Western Sydney.
- When
Saturday 26 April 2025, 8am to 10am.
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Grade
- Easy. Suitable for adults and children (5 years and older). You’ll walk 2km on flat unsealed trails.
- Meeting point
- Reserve entry on Surprise Crescent.
- What to
bring - Drinking water, sturdy shoes, sunscreen, binoculars
- Bookings
- Bookings required. Phone 1300 072 757 for more information or book online.
Whether you’re a keen bird watcher, photographer, nature-lover or complete novice, this tour is for you. You’ll be guided by a local expert, and it’s a great chance to see native birds in their own habitat.
Windsor Downs Nature Reserve is part of the critically endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland threatened ecological community. It’s a special part of Western Sydney, which currently has less than 6 per cent of woodlands remaining. People travel from all over the world to the Cumberland Plain Woodland to see some of our most beautiful and threatened bird species.
Go searching for the red-capped robin, little lorikeet and turquoise parrot, and marvel at the beauty of the eastern rosella, golden whistler and zebra finch. You’ll be enthralled by the interactions between birds and their local habitat. Find out about Cumberland Plain Woodland conservation programs and how you can help to look after these special birds.
We recommend bringing drinking water and wearing sun protection. Enclosed shoes are required. We suggest bringing binoculars if you have them.
Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/guided-tours/windsor-downs-bird-walk/local-alerts
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 Windsor Downs Nature Reserve in the Sydney and surrounds region
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Windsor Downs bird walk.
Getting there and parking
Windsor Downs Nature Reserve is 3.5 km south of Windsor between the suburbs of Bligh Park and Berkshire Park (36km north-west of Sydney).
To get there from Windsor:
- Follow Macquarie Street/A9 from Windsor and continue on as it becomes George Street/A9
- Turn left onto Colonial Drive
- Turn right onto Alexander Street and follow to Surprise Crescent on the right
- Access to the reserve is on Surprise Crescent.
Parking
Free parking available on Surprise Crescent.