The Ponds Walk and Galaringi Reserve from Carlingford Bowling Club
The Ponds Walk is a 7.7-kilometre walking track which follows The Ponds Creek from Eric Mobbs Memorial Park to Jim Crowgey Reserve lining the Subiaco Creek. The track passes through Carlingford, Dundas Valley, Telopea, Dundas, Ermington and Rydalmere. Leashed dogs are permitted on the walk.
Subiaco Creek leg of The Ponds Walk
Ecologyedit
The Ponds Creek is a tributary of Subiaco Creek, having its source in Carlingford and flowing through Dundas Valley. Flora and Fauna blossom in the Ponds, including Sydney exclusive species of birds and trees. It is also the home of turtles, ducks, rabbits and snakes. It has been deduced that the vegetation of the Ponds Subiaco Creek is Blue Gum High Forest and Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest, meaning protection and plan of action is required to maintain this rarity. It has been classified as critically endangered under the New South Wales government's Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
An additional source of Subiaco Creek is in the suburb of Ermington. The creek then flows westwards though Rydalmere before turning south for a short distance and draining into the Parramatta River. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long.[1]
Mushrooms growing along The Ponds Walk
Bird life include the White-faced Heron, Wood Duck, Pacific Black Duck, Australian White Ibis, Laughing Kookaburra, Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Galah, Magpie, Noisy Mynah, Raven Rainbow Lorikeet and King Parrot.
Historyedit
The Ponds was the name given to a chain of freshwater ponds which formed the headwaters of the Ponds Creek. They were described in 1789 by Lieutenant-General Watkin Tench, who wrote "the Ponds, a name which I suppose it derived from several ponds of water".[2]
Autumn in The Ponds Walk
Subiaco Creek flows through one of the earliest areas settled by European colonists in Australia. It was site of the fourth land grant in the colony of New South Wales which was made to Phillip Schaeffer. As a consequence, the creek was known as Schaffers Creek. Schaeffer created a property called 'The Vineyard'. This name is commemorated by Vineyard Creek to the west of Subiaco Creek. After a succession of owners the property was purchased by Hannibal Macarthur in 1813. Macarthur built a mansion called 'The Vineyard' on the land in 1836.
This mansion later became a Benedictine convent and boarding school for girls. The nuns named the school 'Subiaco', after the Italian town of Subiaco in which Saint Benedict established his religious order.[2]
Geographyedit
Much of the length of Subiaco Creek has been contained within a network of reserves and parks. The art historian Bernard Smith recounts memories of picking "great bunches of wildflowers" along Subiaco Creek in his youth.[3] Some sections of the creek near Cowells Lane Reserve have been placed in culverts and covered over.
Referencesedit
^. Department of Water and Energy of NSW. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007.
^ ab"Ponds/Subiaco Creek Reserve". Parramatta City Council. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^Smith, Bernard (2004). The Boy Adeodatus: The Portrait of a Lucky Young Bastard. Queensland: University of Queensland Press. p. 302. ISBN978-0-7022-3459-0.
ponds, subiaco, creek, ponds, creek, redirects, here, other, uses, pond, creek, disambiguation, pond, disambiguation, ponds, subiaco, creek, joint, northern, tributary, parramatta, river, creek, north, west, sydney, harbour, located, northern, suburbs, region,. Ponds Creek redirects here For other uses see Pond Creek disambiguation and Pond disambiguation Ponds Subiaco Creek a joint northern tributary of the Parramatta River is a creek north west of Sydney Harbour located in the Northern Suburbs region of Sydney New South Wales Australia The Creek is also known as The Ponds and the Subiaco Creek respectively It is followed by a walking track known as The Ponds Walk Ponds SubiacoRock Feature at the Ponds leg of the creekLocationCountryAustraliaStateNew South WalesRegionNorthern SuburbsDistrictParramatta CityMunicipalitySydneyPhysical characteristicsSource locationCarlingford and Ermington coordinates33 48 41 S 151 3 23 E 33 81139 S 151 05639 E 33 81139 151 05639MouthParramatta River locationRydalmere coordinates33 48 59 S 151 1 52 E 33 81639 S 151 03111 E 33 81639 151 03111Length7 km 4 3 mi Basin featuresRiver systemParramatta RiverTributaries leftVineyard Creek rightThe Ponds Creek Iona Creek Contents 1 The Ponds Walk 2 Ecology 3 History 4 Geography 5 References 6 See alsoThe Ponds Walk edit nbsp The Ponds Walk and Galaringi Reserve from Carlingford Bowling Club The Ponds Walk is a 7 7 kilometre walking track which follows The Ponds Creek from Eric Mobbs Memorial Park to Jim Crowgey Reserve lining the Subiaco Creek The track passes through Carlingford Dundas Valley Telopea Dundas Ermington and Rydalmere Leashed dogs are permitted on the walk nbsp Subiaco Creek leg of The Ponds WalkEcology editThe Ponds Creek is a tributary of Subiaco Creek having its source in Carlingford and flowing through Dundas Valley Flora and Fauna blossom in the Ponds including Sydney exclusive species of birds and trees It is also the home of turtles ducks rabbits and snakes It has been deduced that the vegetation of the Ponds Subiaco Creek is Blue Gum High Forest and Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest meaning protection and plan of action is required to maintain this rarity It has been classified as critically endangered under the New South Wales government s Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 An additional source of Subiaco Creek is in the suburb of Ermington The creek then flows westwards though Rydalmere before turning south for a short distance and draining into the Parramatta River It is approximately 5 kilometres 3 1 mi long 1 nbsp Mushrooms growing along The Ponds Walk Bird life include the White faced Heron Wood Duck Pacific Black Duck Australian White Ibis Laughing Kookaburra Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Galah Magpie Noisy Mynah Raven Rainbow Lorikeet and King Parrot History editThe Ponds was the name given to a chain of freshwater ponds which formed the headwaters of the Ponds Creek They were described in 1789 by Lieutenant General Watkin Tench who wrote the Ponds a name which I suppose it derived from several ponds of water 2 nbsp Autumn in The Ponds Walk Subiaco Creek flows through one of the earliest areas settled by European colonists in Australia It was site of the fourth land grant in the colony of New South Wales which was made to Phillip Schaeffer As a consequence the creek was known as Schaffers Creek Schaeffer created a property called The Vineyard This name is commemorated by Vineyard Creek to the west of Subiaco Creek After a succession of owners the property was purchased by Hannibal Macarthur in 1813 Macarthur built a mansion called The Vineyard on the land in 1836 This mansion later became a Benedictine convent and boarding school for girls The nuns named the school Subiaco after the Italian town of Subiaco in which Saint Benedict established his religious order 2 Geography editMuch of the length of Subiaco Creek has been contained within a network of reserves and parks The art historian Bernard Smith recounts memories of picking great bunches of wildflowers along Subiaco Creek in his youth 3 Some sections of the creek near Cowells Lane Reserve have been placed in culverts and covered over References edit Estuaries in NSW Parramatta River Department of Water and Energy of NSW Archived from the original on 31 August 2007 a b Ponds Subiaco Creek Reserve Parramatta City Council Retrieved 16 December 2008 Smith Bernard 2004 The Boy Adeodatus The Portrait of a Lucky Young Bastard Queensland University of Queensland Press p 302 ISBN 978 0 7022 3459 0 See also editVineyard Creek Parramatta River Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ponds and Subiaco Creek amp oldid 1058512238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
