Indigenous name: Dharug Country
Windsor Downs Nature Reserve is one of four woodland and two lagoon sites that make up the Richmond Woodlands Key Biodiversity Area (KBA).
The other woodland sites are:
Covering 363 hectares, Windsor Downs Nature Reserve features a historic windmill and water tank and protects several endangered plant communities that includes species such as the Broad-leafed Ironbark, Grey Box, Scribbly Gum, Narrow-leafed Angophora, pea flowers and a species of geebung.
There are two vegetation communities in this reserve:
Trail 1
Marked in red on the map, Dip Trail begins opposite 246 Sanctuary Drive, Windsor Downs. After a few hundred metres, turn left onto Uncles Trail. You will eventually arrive at two old dams and a high water tank. Circle around the dams and head back to the beginning, along the same trails.
Trail 2
In blue on the map, walk along Mr Corns Trail until you reach Uncles Trail. Turn around and head back to the beginning.
Please note this site has no toilets.
As you walk along the survey trail take note of all the birds you see and hear, and of how many of them. This standardised survey is known as a ‘500m area search’.
Record your bird survey using the Birdata app.
Windsor Downs Nature Reserve is a shared site to encourage repeat surveys. The shared site name in Birdata is Windsor Downs NR WD26.
Learn more about bird surveying.
More than 88 species of birds have been recorded at this site using Birdata. For more information about these birds, visit the Bird Profiles.
If you are interested in joining group surveys of Richmond Woodlands KBA, contact us via the form on this page.