Burrows Park
Burrows Park is a 2.3-hectare bush reserve in Ryde on Buffalo Creek, with regenerated Blue Gum High Forest, 115 native plant species and a quiet walking path beside the creek. An old sandstone quarry face and the site of the former Martin Boyd Pottery Workshop are still visible in the reserve.
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Bushland and Wildlife at Burrows Park
Burrows Park is a regenerated stand of Blue Gum High Forest, with Sydney Blue Gum and Blackbutt as its most common trees. Extensive tree planting and bush regeneration have brought the reserve to 115 native plant species, alongside 64 exotic species. Brush turkeys, noisy miners and rainbow lorikeets are the common birds in the park. Older trees at Burrows Park carry many nesting hollows, which give birds places to nest in the reserve.
Quarry and Pottery History at Burrows Park
A quarry worked the sandstone at Burrows Park into the 1930s, and its 5-metre sandstone face now holds large tree ferns. Three large blue gums mark the Martin Boyd Pottery Workshop, which operated from 1948 to 1963 in the former Golden Harvest Bakery above the creek behind Turner Avenue. The workshop's hand-crafted pottery was sold through David Jones and Farmers, and peak production in 1958 employed 80 staff. The building was demolished around 2006.
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Getting to Burrows Park
Burrows Park is at 32 Princes Street, Ryde NSW 2112, on Buffalo Creek.
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What is Burrows Park like?
Burrows Park is a 2.3-hectare bush reserve on Buffalo Creek, made up of regenerated Blue Gum High Forest with 115 native plant species.
What wildlife is in Burrows Park?
Brush turkeys, noisy miners and rainbow lorikeets are the common birds, and older trees carry nesting hollows.
Where is Burrows Park?
Burrows Park is at 32 Princes Street, Ryde NSW 2112, on Buffalo Creek.