Exploring Birdsland Reserve, Belgrave Heights, Vic. It’s my favourite walking spot. Flanked by a state park and farmland, it consists of two lakes, one with an island, and walking/cycling tracks and wildlife – lots of birds, kangaroos, the occasional echidna or wombat, some turtles and, hopefully, platypuses too – waiting to see those after considerable works were done last year by Melbourne Water, to attract them along Monbulk Creek into the lakes.
The reserve is not named for its inhabitants, but rather after the family that used to own the land – their surname was Bird. To the locals it’s known as Bird’s Paddocks and is now owned by Vic Parks.
Below some images of the lakes, a cow from the farmland on the boundary on entry to the lakes area, a paraglider flying overhead and inhabitants of the reserve. Click on the first image to scroll through.
