Wilson Botanic Park Berwick

The Wilson Botanic Garden Berwick is now 39 hectares of beautiful and peaceful parkland.

Just a few minutes away to just a few minutes from Monash Freeway, the park is a popular destination for international and local visitors and serves as a sanctuary for many native animals.

Perched at the edge of Basalt Lake, the Birdhide is the ideal cover for birdwatching. The marker for the direction of travel located on the cliffs above can be used to identify the panoramic highlights of Berwick and beyond.

The picnic areas in Wilson Botanic Park Berwick are an ideal spot for gathering with friends for a barbecue as well as the play area is a hit with children. A lot of people love the trails that wind around the stunning lakes.

As you stroll through the areas of Wilson Botanic Park Berwick, it’s difficult to imagine the place was a quarry operating in the late 1970s.

The quarry was established through William Wilson in 1859. The late Mr. Wilson realized a lucrative business opportunity and began digging the quarry, which would later be known for its production of some of the finest quality basalts from the Melbourne region.

Transformation of the Quarry began in the latter part of the 1980s, when construction was started by the city of Berwick.

In 1992 Honorable Bill Hayden A.C., Governor-General, opened the Wilson Botanic Park Berwick, in honour of pioneers of the past.

A fossil seam isn’t typically found in the botanic gardens or parks however, Wilson Botanic Park Berwick is fortunate enough that it has two!

In the days of operation of the quarry, many fossils were discovered, over 22 million years old. These include fossilized wood, pollen and leaves of conifers and flowering plants.

They are fossilized sites that are investigated by universities from across Australia have both temperate and tropical species. It’s rare to see both species in the same place. The evidence indicates that the location was a the tropical rainforest of the past.

Its beauty Wilson Botanic Park Berwick begins from the moment you enter the parking lot. The driveway lined with oaks will lead you to the 38 hectares of botanic natural beauty that lies beyond.

Three lakes, gorgeous gardens, stunning views as well as… turtles! This hike walks your through highlights from the magnificent Wilson Botanic Park.

The park is in essence the size of a valley, with one huge lake as well as two smaller ones with a ridgeline that is shaped like a horseshoe. The areas around the lakes the “hidden glen” look.

The stroll through the valley’s bottom valley is a well-known park walk, simple and flat, with manicured gardens and impressive landscaping . It is an easy lakeside walk without a sign any of the cities that surround the park. The walk leads you on a climb up the ridge, which is the park being more open, taking in views of the suburbs surrounding and then back to the lake. The feeling of these two zones is very different – it’s equivalent to walking two times for the cost of one! The walk along the hill will be sufficient to provide a good amount of exercise for what’s still a shorter walk.

In this walk, we haven’t included everything you can look at. There’s also a cliff view, fossil trees and an array of collection of plants which include the Park hosting more than 1,000 species of exotic and native plants. The variety of habitats mean you will likely to encounter various species of birds along with turtles. To explore all the options you can do, download the brochure for the park and the map on the site (link at the bottom of this article) prior to your visit.

It’s a wonderful stroll for children, complete with the playground, the sensory garden, and the opportunity to see the turtles. In all, there’s a variety of features that will keep them engaged. when we went, there were many dog owners walking their dogs, and even more strolling with their children.

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