About Scheyville National Park
Scheyville National Park is a 920-hectare protected area in the Hawkesbury region near Oakville, New South Wales, about 50 kilometres northwest of Sydney. It conserves one of the largest remnants of critically endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland. The park is notable for its layered history as Dharug Country, cooperative farming settlement, youth training farm, World War II officer training unit and post-war migrant hostel, now offering bushwalking, cycling and birdwatching.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect open eucalypt woodland, grassy Cumberland Plain Woodland, wetlands and historic cleared areas with interpretive signage. The park has marked walking and cycling tracks, horse riding trails, bird hides overlooking Longneck Lagoon, picnic areas with barbecues, and remnants of historic buildings and avenues from its former uses as a training farm, military camp and migrant hostel. It is a quiet, natural setting for nature observation and heritage exploration.
Key highlights
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One of the largest remnants of critically endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland
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Longneck Lagoon bird hide and wetland birdwatching
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Historic Scheyville heritage precinct with former training farm and Officer Training Unit sites
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Network of bushwalking, mountain biking and horse riding trails
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