5 /5 k c “hec”: I’ve had several walks in this beautiful best kept secret of the area. This time I joined a council spotlight bush walk, meaning equipped with torches and my fear of the dark in my pocket. On the gentler side of the reserve, the terrain was fairly easy to medium for a group that included 5-10 year olds. The night was crisp in April, refreshing with the scent of gumtrees. No sight of sugar gliders nor possums, just faint elocutions of bats courtesy of the walk coordinator’s bat locating device (whatever it’s technically called). The night bushwalk was a first for me, not a camping person and whose only night walks to date were limited to either under bright city lights or darker suburban street lamps on the way home or with my dog. Although not really a challenging walk, good to familiarise yourself with the reserve first during the day. A wildflower walk in early spring would be an enjoyable one. But of course beware of leeches—quite a lot here especially after rain.
