Our expert guides will lead you on a discovery of two very different ecological environments, explaining the history of the area and identifying the native plants and plant communities along the way.

Ventemans Reach (return walk back to Blackman Park)
The walk commences on a bush track down to the river and mangroves. Above the track, amongst sandstone outcrops, you’ll see Angophora costata, Banksia serrata, Grevillea sericea and linearifolia, Kunzea ambigua and many more. Continue on a boardwalk to Ventemans Reach, the most expansive and diverse wetland community in Lane Cove, with views over sedge marshes through Melaleucas, Casuarina and Mangroves to Lane Cove River.

Lovetts Reserve (circle walk back to Blackman Park)
This rocky track traverses the hill to the South of Blackman Park, offering expansive views over Lane Cove River. It passes through beautiful sandstone vegetation including Angophora costata and Xanthorrhoea. In the mid and under storey you will see various Acacias, Persoonia pinifolia and Crowea. The track then hugs a high, mossy cliff with sundews (Drosera sp.) and Epacris longiflora between the ferns. At The Boreen, the site of an old cottage above the river, walk back a short distance and exit via Myee Crescent, then down through the bush to Blackman Park.

Note:
You can book for either Ventemans Reach or Lovetts Reserve or both (1 x 9am and 1 x 11 am). We encourage you to book for both so you can appreciate the difference between the river side vegetation and the dryer hillside vegetation. Each walk will return to Blackman Park where there are toilets and picnic facilities. There will be a short break for a quick snack and chat before commencing the 11 am walk.