Birdlife Australia Discovery Centre Tours

The BirdLife Australia Discovery Centre borders the 48-hectare Newington Nature Reserve –home to over 200 native bird and animal species.

The reserve provides an important habitat for many flora and fauna, including migratory birds protected under international agreements. It also protects rare remnant forest and wetland habitats that collectively support these bird species, with the majority of the area comprising Ironbark forest, swampland and coastal saltmarsh.

The Discovery Centre itself houses an extensive bird book library along with an education room to support the community who are interested in teaching or learning about birds.

There are free guided bird walks departing from the Newington Armoury Bicycle Hire by the river (not at the Discovery Centre) on the last Sunday of every month at 10 am. Here, people of all ages can spot and identify all sorts of bird species on a one-hour walk led by knowledgeable guides.