Fernhill Estate

14/08/2026

Spend your Sunday at Fernhill Estate 🚶🌿

Fernhill Estate opens to the public every Sunday (10 am - 4 pm) with a 2.6km walking trail through heritage grounds, open paddocks, native landscapes and sweeping views.

Explore at your own pace on a self-guided walk or book a guided tour to learn more about the estate’s rich history and landscape.

Secure your place now 👉 https://www.greatersydneyparklands.nsw.gov.au/discover-fernhill-guided-tours

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08/07/2026

Beat the winter blues by getting out into wide open country at Fernhill Estate. Walk through the paddocks, take in the long rural views, and slow right down in a space that feels far removed from routine. 🌾

Book a guided tour and explore Fernhill Estate for yourself 👉https://www.greatersydneyparklands.nsw.gov.au/discover-fernhill-guided-tours

03/07/2026

When visiting Fernhill Estate, pack your binoculars and a thermos and settle in for a quiet unhurried escape.

Then wander out toward the edges of the estate where the natural bushland opens up into richer birdlife and a greater sense of discovery. 🐦🌿

Visited before? Share your bird photos in the comments, we would love to see what you found. 📸

27/06/2026

Discover the language of birds. 🐦🌿

Explore bird language and the local soundscapes of Fernhill Estate in this immersive one-day workshop with Andrew The Bird Guy. Through guided listening and outdoor exercises, you’ll learn how bird calls and behaviours reveal information about the environment while building a deeper connection to nature and place.

The workshop also explores how these awareness skills once supported human survival, their benefits for wellbeing, and the evolution of songbirds in eastern Australia’s Gondwanan rainforests.

Participants will also begin creating a take-home local nature calendar to continue their practice beyond the day.

📅 Saturday 27 June
🕘 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
📍 Fernhill Estate, 1041 Mulgoa Road, Mulgoa, enter via the Hayshed

To learn more 👉 https://www.greatersydneyparklands.nsw.gov.au/nature-connection-through-bird-language

Image credit: Stephen Tafra

24/06/2026

Look up and step into a winter night under the stars at Fernhill Estate. 🔭

As daylight fades, Fernhill Estate becomes a quiet open-air viewing space, far from city lights and perfectly set for a memorable evening of stargazing.

Expert astronomers from the will guide you through the night sky, helping you spot planets, trace constellations, and explore deep-sky objects through powerful telescopes. Whether you’re new to stargazing or already familiar with the night sky, there is plenty to discover.

📅 Saturday 18 July 2026
⏰ 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
📍 Fernhill Estate, The Hayshed entrance

🎟️ Book now - https://www.greatersydneyparklands.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/stargazing-fernhill-estate

17/06/2026

Looking for a school holiday adventure the kids won’t forget? 🗺️✨

Hidden Treasures Adventure at Fernhill Estate invites children to explore, navigate, and uncover clues hidden across the estate’s fields, gardens, and historic grounds.

From reading maps and solving clues to campfire moments and creating their own treasure maps, this hands-on outdoor experience is all about curiosity, discovery, and nature play. 🌿🔥

Perfect for children aged 5 – 12 years.

📍 Fernhill Estate Hayshed Entrance, Mulgoa

⏱️ 10 am - 2 pm

🗓️ Friday 10 July and Tuesday 14 July

Book now! https://www.greatersydneyparklands.nsw.gov.au/hidden-treasures-adventure-time-fernhill-estate

12/06/2026

This week we celebrated International Day of Play!

Protect play, protect childhood!

Here are 5 ways to honour nature play across Greater Sydney Parklands:

1. Make time - protect everyday unstructured play. Let kids be kids, every day.
2. Playful places - choose spaces that invite climbing, balancing, hiding, creating, discovering and imagining.
3. Nature first - let green spaces lead the play. Loose parts, natural textures, and sensory-rich moments do the work.
4. Include teens - play doesn’t stop at childhood. Young people (12-18) need time and space to move, create, connect and unwind.
5. Share stewardship - look after the parks that look after us. Volunteer, pick up litter, and learn from the plants and wildlife around you.

What’s your favourite way to play in the parklands? 🌿

Celebrate play with us this week - find a nearby green space, bring someone along, and get outdoors.

12/06/2026

A grounding experience of craft, culture, and connection to Country. 🌿

Participants gathered around the campfire at Fernhill Estate on Dharug Country for a basket weaving workshop led by Ngiyampaa and Guringai artist, curator and founder of Nula Weaving, Tarni Eastwood.

In this 2-hour outdoor session, guests were guided through the art of weaving using raffia, with storytelling, cultural knowledge, and hands-on learning. Set around a warm campfire, it was a relaxed space to slow down, connect, and create their own woven basket to take home.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special experience.

12/06/2026

We're developing a sustainability strategy for our parks and we’d like to hear what matters most to you. This strategy will guide how we care for and improve our parks into the future, so they continue to support nature, community connection and people’s health and wellbeing.

Your feedback will help shape how we manage our parks, deliver programs and events, and work with partners to support a more sustainable future. 👉 https://www.greatersydneyparklands.nsw.gov.au/about-us/our-organisation/policies-and-plans/sustainability-strategy