Tag Archives: Nepean River

Visit to Bents Basin and Mulgoa Nature Reserve – 15 May 2025

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself, for our weekly bushwalk visited tow places on the Cumberland Plain. First Bents Basin on the Nepean River, and then we visited Mulgoa Nature Reserve near Penrith. Bents Basin Bents Basin is a very deep (22m) scoured … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nepean Weir – 3 December 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Dave Noble

I travelled out to Penrith and visited the reserve at the Nepean Weir to photograph the birds there. I was quite a hot day, so I only stayed till the early afternoon. Here are some of the birds I saw.

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A Walk to “Mr Fat” – 29 June 2022

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Dave Noble

For our walk this week, Bob and myself visited “Mr Fat”, which is probably the largest tree in the Cumberland Plain. I had read about this tree in Peter Ridgeway’s excellent book – “A Wide and Open Land“, his account … Continue reading →

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Birds at Mt Annan and Camden – 5 January 2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was keen to return to Mt Annan Botanic Gardens to see what birds were out, and was joined by Sue and Valerie. We had a pleasant day, but we didn’t see tooo many birds – it was perhaps a … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Nepean River, Camden and Mt Annan – 4 November 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day out with Valerie and Sue at the Nepean River at Camden and later at  Mt Annan Botanic Gardens. We had gone to observe birds. We found a good variety of birds along the bike path … Continue reading →

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Erskine Knob Walk – 3 September 2020

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another walk with Bob. This time we followed one of my suggestions. I had never been to the lower reaches of Erskine Creek – the so called “Platypus Loops” according to the Land’s Department Blue Labyrinth map of 1963. the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Emu Green – 4 August 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Dave Noble

I had not been to this birding site before. It is at Emu Plains, and lies between the Nepean River and the foot of the Blue Mountains. I walked there from Emu Plains Station – about a 20 minute walk. … Continue reading →

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The Great West Walk – Mt Druitt to Penrith – 12 January 2020

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

A relatively cool day was forecast, and I used it to complete the last stage for me of the Great West Walk. Last year I had walked from Parramatta to Toongabbie, and then later, with Bob, the stage from Toongabbie … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nepean Weir – 20 November 2019

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had not visited Nepean Weir before, and thought that since it seems a good birding site, it would be worth a visit. Also – recently, a Painted Honeyeater, a rare visitor to Sydney, had been seen there by other … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Gorge – Euroka Walk – 9 July 2014

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Dave Noble

The weather forecast was not good for this day. It was supposed to be cold and very windy. Bob was keen on a daywalk, and so we decided that it would be better to walk in the Lower Blue Mountains. I … Continue reading →

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