Women Embrace Bushwalking and Breakfast - Blackbutt Reserve

Join us and spend a couple of hours walking and talking with a bunch of fabulous women in beautiful Blackbutt Reserve, followed by a delicious picnic breakfast, tea, coffee and fruit.  A perfect start to a Sunday!

Did you know Blackbutt Reserve is named after the Eucalyptus pilularis better known as blackbutt, one of Australia's most important hardwoods? The trees are important nests for the vulnerable powerful owl. A remnant of Blackbutt’s rainforest meanwhile is home to the threatened Grey-headed Flying Fox.

Once a coal mine, Blackbutt Reserve is now Newcastle’s beating green heart – 182 hectares of beautiful bushland only ten minutes from the city centre. 

We'll enjoy it all as we stroll through the bush, meet native wildlife, be dwarfed by soaring gums and listen to a cacophony of bird calls. After our walk, sit down, relax and enjoy the local flora and fauna as your hosts prepare…