Windsor Downs Nature Reserve
Overview
Windsor Downs Nature Reserve was created in September 1990. It covers an area of 363ha. View the detailed park and fire management documents.
2025 tours: Join our free, family-friendly guided evening spotlight walk (10 and 17 April) and bird walk (26 April). Discover the amazing wildlife in this part of the critically endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland.
Highlights: This reserve featuring a historic windmill and water tank protects a number of endangered plant communities and includes species such as the broad-leafed ironbark, grey box, scribbly gum, narrow-leafed angophora, pea flowers and a species of geebung. Several bird species have been recorded - the red-capped and hooded robins, white-winged choughs, buff-rumped and yellow-tailed thornbills and the endangered regent honeyeater - which are usually found in the drier habitats of the central west slopes.
Activities: You can experience rich and varied bird-life from the flat and wheelchair-accessible Richmond Road and Surprise trails (assistance may be required on some sections). Wheelchair access to the park is from Mr Corns Trail off Sanctuary Drive.
Access: 3.5 km south of Windsor between the suburbs of Bligh Park and Berkshire Park (36 km North west of Sydney). Access the reserve via Sanctuary Drive and Surprise Crescent.
Rare plant refuge
This park is one of the few places in the world where the endangered nodding geebung shrub lives.
These maps give a basic overview of park attractions and facilities, and may not be detailed enough for some activities. We recommend that you buy a topographic map before you go exploring.
Contact
- in the Sydney and surrounds region
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Scheyville office
02 4580 2750
Contact hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm. Closed public holidays. - 71 Memorial Drive, Scheyville 2756
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Email: npws.cumberland@environment.nsw.gov.au
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Scheyville office