A short walk within Charlesworth Reserve in Ferrymead, featuring tidal pools, wetland birds and restoration planting.
| Start | Charlesworth Street car park, Brookhaven |
|---|---|
| Finish | Charlesworth Street car park, Brookhaven |
| Distance | 1.3km |
| Time | 15 to 20 minutes return |
| Dogs |
Dogs must be leashed and must stay on formed walking tracks. Dogs are prohibited, for the protection of wildlife, from leaving the track, and are prohibited from the informal tracks through the mudflats and wetland to the east of the shared path. |
| Description |
An asphalt path runs along the top of the main car park just off Charlesworth Street. Turn right to reach the start of the Wetland Edge Walk and an information panel. From the end of the asphalt, a well-formed gravel path turns back towards Linwood Avenue. The track follows the edge of the Reserve's tidal pools and regenerating wetland vegetation. The pools are a hot spot for wetland wading birds such as oystercatcher/tōrea, pied stilt/poaka and white-faced heron/ matuku moana. Rare but regular visitors included bar-tailed godwit/kuaka and wrybill/ngutu parore. Turn left at the first junction to return to the car park or continue on a few minutes to make a slightly longer loop around Ti Rakau Reserve beside Linwood Avenue and then back to the car park. From this track, you can also connect to Ti Rakau Drive or Dyers Rd (an additional 10 minutes alongside Linwood Avenue) or to Waterman Place in Ferrymead (5 minutes from the car park). |
Walking tracks
Shared use
Connecting tracks
Closed
Parking
Bus stop
Toilets
Water fountains
Accessible tracks
Challenging feature
Entry and exit point
Point of interest
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