North Head Sanctuary
Location
Scenic Drive, Manly
Open
Every day
Admission
Free
Visitor Centre Hours:
10am - 4pm (closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day)
Transport
by car, bus or foot.
North Head Sanctuary is a pristine heathland on North Head in Manly. Explore patches of rare banksia scrub, visit the hanging swamp and enjoy lookouts offering stunning ocean views on a free self-guided walking tour.
Kids
Make a flannel flower or construct a bandicoot mask at the Gatehouse Visitor Centre.
Sustainability and Environment
Learn how North Head Sanctuary will be used to showcase energy and water saving technologies.
More information on the Sydney Harbour Green Precincts project
Rat Race Is On
A hundred Boguls, native rats, have been released in 16 bushland locations from Mosman to Manly including North Head Sanctuary. The Boguls have been microchipped and will be radio tracked over the next 18 months to chart their movements. Work in Jervis Bay and Taronga Zoo suggest that Boguls are able to out-compete the black rat for territory and resources. The re-insatement of Boguls will increase the biodiversity of harbour bushland. Click here to find out more.
