Tag Archives: Cooks River

Cooks River Birds and Audrey’s Party – 29 September 2024

There was a party on at lunchtime at Steel Park on the Cooks River. I decided to walk down the River from Canterbury Road and photographed the birds I saw as I went. And there were a number of Tawny … Continue reading

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A Day on the Cooks River – Part 2 – A History Walk – 16 March 2024

As part of the Wurridjal Festival, the Cooks River Alliance had organised a Local History Walk along part of the Cooks River near the old “Sugar Mill”, which is located downstream from Canterbury Road near the Boat Harbour. The walk … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Tempe Birds – 28 February 2024

I was keen to get outdoors, so did a walk along the Cooks River, staring at Illawarra Road, and walking down to Waterworth Park. Then I crossed the river and walked under the railway line to the Princes Highway. I … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 30 July 2023

After coming back from Tasmania, I was keen to see if there was any local fungi. Most areas of Sydney seemed to have received very little rainfall in recent weeks, but the gauge at the Marrickville Golf Course had measured … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 25 June 2023

After doing a few chores this morning, I decided a local walk would be good. So I caught a bus to Bexley North and then set off down the Two Valleys Track – along Wolli Creek. I then continued up … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 7 April 2023

This is one of my regular walks. I caught a bus to Bexley North and then walked down the Two Valleys Track, all the way along Wolli Creek to its junction with the Cooks River and then walked up the … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 30 May 2022

I was originally intending to head up to the Blue Mountains for a fungi walk, but the weather up there looked bad, and there was rain approaching on the radar, so I changed plans and echoed to do local walk … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 16 Apr 2022

It had been a while since I had walked down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek and I thought it would be good to see what fungi was out. So I caught a bus to Bexley North and set … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 15 November 2021

Another windy day was forecast. I had originally intended to do some bird photography at either Emu Plains or the Central Coast Wetlands, but thought strong wind would be no good. I was keen to head out, so decided that … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Wolli Creek Paddle – 4 October 2021

Day 100 of Lockdown. Digi Dave and myself had planned a boat trip along the Cooks River. He would travel by his Sea Kayak and I would use my packraft. We had planned to meet at the new pontoon near … Continue reading

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