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Hunter Wetlands National Park - Ash Island

Newcastle, New South Wales  >  Australia

Ash Island has a mixture of partly restored coastal rainforest, saltmarsh, ponds and mangrove lined creeks.

Ajouté* par CheekyPelican
Dernière actualisation 20 septembre 2025

Description

Ash Island is part of Hunter Wetlands National Park. In the 1960s, to facilitate industrial development, many Hunter River islands were amalgamated into one landmass, Kooragang Island. However, the western section is still referred to as Ash Island (it is named after the Blueberry Ash trees that once were abundant). Recent rehabilitation work has restored some of the lost habitat. More than 200 species of birds live here or pass through on their migration. The number and diversity of birds using Ash Island can vary considerably according to season, rainfall and the state of the tide.

Détails

Accès

Hunter Wetlands National Park is located just a short drive from Newcastle in New South Wales. To go to Ash Island drive north along the Pacific Highway towards Hexham. Just before Hexham McDonalds (on the left at the lights), turn right across the Ash Island Bridge.

There are several parkings. Press P on the map for directions for directions to a parking. At the Riverside Park parking (1) you'll find a picnic area, toilets and several paths leading off around Ash Island. They're all flat and wide.

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide

Conditions

Paysage ouvert

Boucle

Oui

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Non

Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Informations supplémentaires

Interesting areas to check out are the Mangrove Boardwalk (2), the Wetlands and rainforest walk (3), Milhams pond (4), the Phoenix Flats (5), and the Area E ponds (6).

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