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Shepherds Bush

On the last Saturday in Autumn we decided to continue our exploration of the Dandenong Creek Trail by exploring Shepherds Bush.

Photo - Visit Shepherds Bush

We parked the car in carpark on High Street Road at the entrance to Shepherds Bush and then started exploring the path that included two boardwalks.

This was a most enjoyable walk through the bush.

The path ran next to the Dandenong Creek

providing many good views of the creek in a bush setting.

As with many of our recent walks it is often hard to believe that we are walking in an area in the suburbs of Melbourne. Because this path is narrow in places and unmade it is mainly used by pedestrians with few bikes encountered on this section of our walk. Cyclists use another of the paths in the park.

Shepherds Bush - Google Maps

Once through the bush we came to the main trail which ran beside farmland. A group of egrets was in one of the paddocks. A little further on we came to a gate leading to a conservation area and a path around the lake in Jells Park.

We used to visit Jells Park on many occasions when our sons were youunger so it was a little like deja vu looking across the lake observing the many people enjoying the green park.

A little further on we on a tree on small covered with egrets on a island

Returning to the car we decided to take the bush path rather than the main trail. This proved to be a good decision as shortly after entering the path there was a commotion overhead as a flock of black cockatoos flew between the nearby trees. The Dandenong Trail through Shepherds Bush was another enjoyable walk.

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