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46  INTRODUCING SY DNEY

Sydney’s Best: Parks and Reserves

Sydney is almost completely surrounded by national parks
and intact bushland. There are also a number of national
parks and reserves within Greater Sydney itself. Here, the
visitor can gain some idea of how the landscape looked
before the arrival of European settlers. The city parks,
too, are filled with plant and animal life. The more formal
plantings of both native and exotic species are countered
by the indigenous birds and animals that have adapted
and made the urban environment their home. One of the
highlights of a trip to Sydney is the huge variety of birds Garigal National Park
to be seen, from large birds of prey such as sea eagles and Rainforest and moist gullies
kites, to the shyer species such as wrens and tiny finches. provide shelter for superb
lyrebirds and sugar gliders.

Lane Cove National Park
The open eucalypt forest is dotted
with grass trees, as well as fine stands
of red and blue gums. The rosella,
a type of parrot, is common.
North Arm Walk
In spring, grevilleas and flannel flowers
bloom profusely on this foreshore walk.

Barangaroo Reserve
This former industrial site has been transformed
into a six-hectare (15-acre) park on the Sydney
Harbour headland foreshore.

Hyde Park
Bicentennial Park Situated on the edge of
Situated at the city centre, the park
Homebush Bay provides a peaceful respite
on the Parramatta from the he c tic streets. The
River, the park native iris is just one of the
features a mangrove plants found in the
habitat. It attracts lush gardens. The
many water birds, sacred ibis, a water
including pelicans. bird, is often seen.

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