Heritage Ventures
Waratah Wonders
tour leader
Bernadette Flynn
destinations
McPherson State Forest
time & date
9.00am - 12.30pm
Saturday 13th September 2025
fitness level
Easy to Moderate (along bush tracks includes
some slopes, loose and uneven surfaces)
5 kms
ticket price
$65.00
highlights
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Immersion in the wonders of spring flowers and waratah stands
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Grinding grooves at Kooree Creek
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Catch a glimpse of diversity of fauna and birds including the shy swamp wallaby, the lyre bird and native stingless bees
the tour
Join us on a beautiful half day meander into a wonderland of spring flowers along bush tracks in McPherson State Forest. These tracks follow traditional indigenous pathways, which became old European routes into the Kulnura area of the Central Coast Hinterland. We cross a small waterfall on Kooree Creek where tool grinding grooves can be seen amongst the wattles. Bring your camera and share a day with people in the wonders of this beautiful area.
the guide
Dr Bernadette Flynn is an historian and heritage professional with a passion for researching and sharing the layered histories of the Lower Hawkesbury River. Bernadette established Heritage Ventures to introduce people to the delights of the landscape and waterways around the Mangrove Creek catchment area and local sandstone country. Since moving to Spencer 15 years ago Bernadette has explored places off the beaten track on foot and by kayak, building up knowledge of the local flora and fauna and delving into the archive for historical and archaeological evidence. Her PhD is in interpretative cultural heritage and she has a background in museums and education.
