Exploring NSW

If you are looking for new adventures and weekend trips to discover places, you could begin searching the coastline to the north of Sydney...

Sulphur crested Cockatoos

Nick Hodges Everybody recognises a Sulphur-crested cockatoo: its striking plumage, its noise, its confidence its cocky-ness. There's nothing delicate about a cocky. My European neighbour told...

Waiting for wildlife

When I first started looking for birds and animals I assumed you just wandered around hopefully. Then I was given some sound advice: sit...

Flights of fancy

Dr Holly Parsons, an Ornithologist and Birds in Backyards Program Co-Manager at the BirdLIfe Discovery Centre at Sydney Olympic Park One of the many great reasons for...

The Search for Edward Lewis

The book tells the story of Glenn’s great great grandfather, a London pickpocket who was transported to Hobart Town at the age of thirteen....

Tall tiger tales

"If you need to answer the call of nature," said my Indian wildlife guide, "you'll have to go behind that shed. But keep your...

Roseville to Macquarie Park

3 hrs 30 mins, 8.8 km. A one way, hard track This walk starts at Roseville Station and explores the streets and alleyways before joining...

Sphinx, Warrimoo and Bobbin Head Tracks

9.6 km circuit, 4 hrs, Grade 3 moderate track You will get a real sense of wilderness on this walk with wildflowers painting a colourful...

India - a soul-stirring experience

Nick Hodges There wasn't much wildlife in Delhi - unless you count the cows dicing with death in the traffic-choked streets. Or the domestic pigs...

Muellers Track at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden reopens

One of the Wildflower Garden's most scenic and challenging walking trails has been upgraded and reopened to the public. Muellers Track starts at either Lamberts...