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Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke Picnic Ground

Sherbrooke Forest, Oil on Canvas by Dusit P.

2 years ago from Gary Collier

Location: Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke Picnic Ground

Sherbrooke Forest

2 years ago from Gary Collier

Location: Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke Picnic Ground

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Sherbrooke Picnic Ground sits within the Sherbrooke Forest, the largest section of Dandenong Ranges National Park. A number of walking tracks, starting from the picnic grounds, enable you to discover some of the plants and animals of Sherbrooke.

Sherbrooke Falls Walk

2.4km, 1 hour return. Grade: Easy to Moderate

Tracks leading from Sherbrooke and O’Donohue Picnic Ground provide the easiest walk to the falls through the attractive landscape of tall Mountain Ash and tree ferns. The falls are most inspiring after rain when the swollen Sherbrooke Creek rushes over the rocks.

Accessibility information

Sherbrooke Picnic Ground is in a bush setting.

There are no designated disabled parking bays in the Sherbrooke carpark, however all parking is a steep angle parking giving side access to all cars. The carpark is an asphalt surface.

parking

There is an accessible unisex toilet located to the far left of the picnic ground. The room has maneuvering room and wheelchair space beside the toilet. Grab bars are provided on both sides and rear of the toilet. An accessible hand basin is provided. The large door opens out and is fitted with a full width grab rail to aid in closing it.

toilet entrance

The picnic area contains accessible picnic tables. They are square with one open side to allow wheelchair users to roll-under the table.

picnic area

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Temporary closure for tree works at William Ricketts Sanctuary

31 Jan 2014

William Ricketts Sanctuary will close from Monday 3 February to Friday 7 February 2014 to enable a team of arborists to undertake critical tree maintenance within the park. “A large Mountain Ash tree has been assessed by arborists as part of our regular monitoring of the trees and was found…

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The Melbourne Mega Bat Count

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Art Exhibition - Golden Plains Arts Trail

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Koala Conservation Volunteer Day

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