Western Sydney Parklands

Western Sydney Parklands New South Wales
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Looking over a southern section of the parkland, from Calmsley Hill Farm in Abbotsbury.
Western Sydney Parklands
Nearest town or city	Blacktown
Coordinates
Established	2006
Area	52.8 km2 (20.4 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Western Sydney Parklands Trust
Website	Western Sydney Parklands
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

Western Sydney Parklands
Type	Urban park, wildlife park, nature reserve
Location	Western Sydney in New South Wales, Australia
Area	5,280 ha (13,000 acres)
Created	2006
Visitors	430,000 to 790,000 annually
Status	Open all year

The Western Sydney Parklands is an urban park system located in Western Sydney.

The Parklands begin in the north in the City of Blacktown, cross the City of Fairfield, and end in the City of Liverpool. The Parkland, being one of the largest in the world, features picnic areas, nature reserves, sport facilities and walking tracks. The Parklands are formed by a series of connected green spaces, roughly following the western section of the Westlink M7 motorway. The Parklands form an elongated shape, narrow in the east-west direction.

Geography

The Parklands are bounded by the M7 motorway in the north, and begin in the suburb of Dean Park in the north, then largely follow the eastern side of the M7 motorway south to reach the M4 Western Motorway, at which point it extends east to incorporate the Prospect Nature Reserve around Prospect Reservoir. The Parklands continue to follow the M7 motorway south, and near Cecil Hills crosses the M7 motorway to incorporate parkland on the western side of the motorway, from where it continues south, and ends in the suburb of Horningsea Park.

List of parks and features incorporated in the Western Sydney Parklands

From north to south, the following parks, reserves, geographical features and sporting facilities are incorporated into the Western Sydney Parklands: Western Sydney Parklands, situated in Horsley Park and Abbotsbury, is 583 hectares and contains a few recreational areas:

Northern Parklands:

• Bungarribee
• Nurragingy Reserve, to the northern ends of the park, features a Chinese garden, lake and a picnic spot.
• Blacktown Olympic Park
• The Rooty Hill

Southern Parklands:

• Eastern Creek International Raceway
  • Lizard Log
  • Dairy
  • Plough and Harrow
  • Sugarloaf Ridge, features a lookout (Moonrise Lookout) and a picnic shelter.
  • Shale Hills
  • Calmsley Hill City Farm
  • Western Sydney International Dragway
  • Sydney International Equestrian Centre
• Sydney International Shooting Centre
• Kemps Creek Nature Reserve

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales
• List of parks in Sydney
• Natural landscaping
• Royal Botanic Gardens
• Tourism in Australia
• Blue Mountains National Park
• Georges River National Park
• Central Gardens Nature Reserve

External links

• Plan management of the Park
• "The Lungs for Sydney's West"