6 places to discover
Barangaroo Reserve is a six-hectare harbourside park at the northern end of the Barangaroo precinct on Sydney Harbour in New South Wales. Opened in August 2015, it recreates the natural headland that existed prior to 1836 using 75,000 sandstone blocks and more than 75,000 native trees and shrubs. The reserve offers foreshore walks, harbour views and cultural interpretation celebrating Aboriginal heritage, forming a major public open space in central Sydney.
Braeside Park is a 300-hectare metropolitan park in Braeside, within the City of Kingston, southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. Managed by Parks Victoria, it preserves remnant wetlands, heathland and red gum woodlands along Mordialloc Creek. Established on former farmland in 1987, the park is notable for its extensive walking and cycling trails, bird hides, environmental education centre and community parklands, offering a significant natural open space within Melbourne's suburban southeast.
Chestnut Nature Park is Singapore's largest nature park, spanning 81 hectares in the Chestnut Avenue area near Bukit Panjang and Bukit Timah. Opened in 2016, it serves as a green buffer for the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. The park is divided into northern and southern sections with separate hiking and mountain biking trails, secondary forest, and an observation tower, offering nature recreation and biodiversity conservation close to residential areas.
Smriti Van is a biodiversity park and public garden located in the hilly area near Harni Mahadev Temple in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. Developed by the Urban Development Trust, this green sanctuary features a heart-shaped artificial lake with aquatic birds, herbal gardens, rose parks, and well-maintained walking tracks. The park serves as a popular recreational space for morning walks, jogging, picnics, and fitness activities.
Stromlo Forest Park is a large recreation park in Stromlo, about 10 km west of central Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Developed on a former pine plantation destroyed in the 2003 Canberra bushfires, it reopened as a purpose-built recreation facility. It is notable for its extensive mountain bike trail network, road cycling criterium circuit, equestrian trails and event pavilion, serving as Canberra's premier off-road cycling and outdoor events venue.
The Sydney International Regatta Centre is an Olympic-standard rowing and water sports venue at Castlereagh in Penrith, Western Sydney, New South Wales. Built for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it features a 2,300-metre artificial lake with island, grandstand and boat facilities. Set within Penrith Lakes parkland, it now serves as a public recreation area for cycling, walking, kayaking and major national and international regattas.