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Putta Bucca Wetlands Reserve

Thursday 30/10/2025   Cudgegong River – Quarry Lake – Turtle Island 

                                           Mudgee, NSW

                                           Wiradjuri Country (Wiradjuri people)                            

 

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies

The circuit through Putta Bucca Wetlands begins at the edge of the Cudgegong River, where a well-maintained path traces the water before curving towards Quarry Lake. Over a total distance of 2km, the route winds through a tapestry of restored wetlands, tall reeds, and open woodland, offering clear sightlines across open water and floodplain. The walking is comfortably flat, gaining only 8 m in elevation across the loop.

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Teddington Road – Stuart Mill Road – Centre Road – Fisherman Hut Track – Teddington Road – Teddington Hut – Upper Teddington Reservoir

Tuesday 30/10/2023   Teddington Reservoir Campground – Upper Teddington Reservoir

                                         Kara Kara National Park, VICTORIA

                                         Dja Aja Wurrung and Barengi Gadjin Country                                  

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

In a nearly deserted Teddington Reservoir Campground we found the local wildlife to be our only company. Flocks of screeching corellas flying overhead or chatting in surrounding treetops left us in no doubt as to who ruled here. There were also plenty of other birds such as rosellas, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos and willy wagtails who made visits.

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