Meet at the corner of Morisset Rd and Old Wells Station Road (where the latter is actually a road) at 9am.
The first half of the walk follows Old Wells Station Road (this section is a firetrail, not a road) north through the relatively newly gazetted Nadjung Mada Nature Reserve; as such the habitat is mainly grassland with a few old paddock trees and some wetlands as the headwaters of Sullivan’s Creek run across our route. After about 1.5 km, we leave the firetrail to loop back to the south west, parallelling our outward path, but this time walking across paddocks and taking in a small woodland, and the Flemington Sewerage Ponds.
Trip distance is approximately 3 km. Note that you will need to be able to climb over one or two gates.
The route is gently uphill/flat on a fire trail that is well maintained; but depending on rainfall, it can be quite muddy, so wear appropriate footwear. Dress warmly and bring hat, binoculars and water.
Register with Michael Robbins at mrobbins@home.netspeed.com.au with your name and mobile number and name and mobile number of an emergency contact.
Michael Robbins and Peter Miller