Naturescapes

Welcome to Naturescapes

Naturescapes is the official e-newsletter for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and your window to all that's wild and wonderful in NSW's national parks.

Each season, we bring you:

  • news and updates from across the State's parks and the latest on events and happenings;
  • outstanding visitor experiences and nature tours;
  • activity listings, conservation updates, ranger profiles, competitions and much more.

Naturescapes comes out four times a year. On occasion, when we've got something extra important and timely to share, we also send out special issues. Best of all, Naturescapes is free! Subscribe now and keep an eye out for our next issue!

Catch up on previous issues of Naturescapes

AUTUMN 12 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Dharawal now a national park
  • A new adventure with WilderQuest
  • Find an Autumn Discovery tour
  • Rains rejuvenate Country NSW
  • Mt Canobolas major track upgrades
  • Muttonbird Island's new visitor facilities
  • Jenolan Caves the best in Australia

SUMMER 11-12 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Grab tickets to Bradley's Head this NYE
  • Great kids activities this summer
  • Happy hosts for happy campers
  • Gondwana celebrates milestone
  • New Audley precinct
  • Muttonbird Island's new visitor facilities
  • Volunteer in your local park this summer

SPRING 11 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • International Year of Forests
  • World Parks Day
  • Win a fantastic photography workshop!
  • Nielsen Park Centenary Celebrations
  • Support for threatened species
  • Visitor upgrades at Tomaree
  • Cultural tours and new biking facilities for Yellowmundee 

WINTER 11 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Tweeting whales
  • A guide to whale watching
  • Whale watching along the NSW coastline
  • Become an official whale spotter
  • Have a whale of a time at Royal 

AUTUMN 11 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • See the outback like never before
  • Explore our enchanting forests
  • Join the celebrations at Scheyville
  • New Pygmy-Possum colonies discovered
  • A slice of Sydney's history revealed
  • Campground hosts in your parks this Easter
  • Perisher Easter excitement
  • Lane Cove scores gold nationally

SUMMER 10 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Try our Sydney Harbour audio tour
  • New visitor guide for 2011
  • Hop your way around Sydney
  • Legendary Pacific Coast? There's an app for that!
  • Dorrigo shows off Giinigay Wall and Reclaimed Treasures
  • Barrenjoey Lighthouse trail upgrades
  • Orange Hawkweed 2011 surveys
  • Hidden treasure unveiled at Copeland Tops
  • Welcome 2011 Sydney Harbour-style
  • What's an Aquatic Reserve? 

SPRING 10 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • After dark in your national park
  • Unique tours go behind the scenery
  • Outdoor exhibition a Pilliga highlight
  • Blue Mountains celebrates World Heritage
  • Celebrate your green spaces
  • Exhibition captures spirit of Gondwana
  • Convict Trail recognised
  • Yanga to set festival toes tapping
  • Island Hop returns to Harbour
  • Charity trek gears up for 2011
  • Celebrity park pick

WINTER 10 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Go wild about whales this winter
  • It's a Wild, Wild World these school holidays
  • NSW declares its 800th park
  • Entries open for New England Photo Comp
  • A solitary experience worth sharing
  • Chill or thrill at the NSW Snowies
  • Volunteers needed for Oxfam bush challenge
  • Spare a minute for our native wildlife
  • Legislation strikes right balance for parks and people
  • A new future for our Riverina forests

Special update: new website - Wild Wild World

SUMMER 09 (Show details  | Go to full text)

  • Message from the Minister
  • History alive at Botany Bay
  • Congratulations to Tourism Award winners
  • Plant a park under the Christmas tree
  • Spotlight on: International Year of Biodiversity 2010
  • Sail into Summer on Sydney Harbour
  • Discover a Wild, Wild World with the kids
  • Try this! Waves Surf SchoOL
  • New experience has visitors branching out
  • Snap your support for a Great cause
  • Give a gift of life this Christmas
  • Help save the Hoodies
  • Minnamurra re-opens
  • Minnamurra re-opens
  • Walk in the park
  • Camp site
  • Pick that park!
  • Win Shark Island tickets
  • Win a Family Discovery Pass
  • Win a Classic Walks DVD & Map
  • Win an All Parks Pass
  • Win kids storybook 'Missing' - see Wildlife Spots
  • Competition winners
  • Get your free copy of the 2009 Guide to NSW National Parks!
  • Renew or Apply for an Annual Pass today!
  • Visit Shoalhaven Heads International Airport

SPRING 09 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Message from the Minister
  • All aboard for a unique island adventure
  • Timeless tea dances come to Rodd Island
  • Pack your hamper for the perfect picnic
  • Spotlight on…World Parks Day
  • Sunday sunsets on Sydney Harbour
  • Go wild this school holidays
  • Try this! Tri State Safaris
  • Walk in the park
  • Camp site
  • Pick that park!
  • Park notes
  • Events calendar
  • Win Island Hopping Tickets
  • Win an All Parks Pass
  • Win a Family Discovery Pass
  • Competition winners
  • Get your free copy of the 2009 Guide to NSW National Parks!
  • Renew or Apply for an Annual Pass today!

WINTER 09 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Magnificent Yanga beckons visitors west
  • Chill out this winter in the NSW Snowys
  • Spotlight on…whale watching
  • Scandals and secrets around Sydney Harbour
  • Parks set for a week of scientific Discovery
  • Try this! Tread Lightly Eco Tours
  • Walk in the park
  • Camp Site
  • Inspire me...
  • Park notes
  • Events calendar
  • Help protect the places you love
  • Win an All Parks Pass
  • Win a Double Pass to Fort Denison
  • Win a Family Discovery Pass
  • Stay one night free at Lane Cove River Tourist Park
  • Competition winners
  • Get your free copy of the 2009 Guide to NSW National Parks!
  • Renew or Apply for an Annual Pass today!

AUTUMN 09 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Experience Australia's best right here
  • New discovery gateway for visitors to the Pilliga
  • Volunteers keep Chase Alive 20 years young
  • Try this! Back Pedal Cycle Tours
  • Discovery tours reach for the stars
  • Coffs island icon to reveal its wonders
  • Walk in the park
  • Camp Site
  • Inspire me...
  • Did you know?
  • Events calendar
  • Postcards from the park
  • Tell us what you think
  • Win tickets to South Solitary Island
  • Win an All Parks Pass
  • Win a Family Discovery Pass
  • 10% off mid-week Byron stays
  • Get your free copy of the 2009 Guide to NSW National Parks!
  • Renew or Apply for an Annual Pass today!

SUMMER 08-09 (Show details | Go to full text)

  • Summer fun around Sydney Harbour
  • Festivals heat up the Snowys
  • Snapshot: Kosciuszko
  • Winding along the Waterfall Way
  • Race for the future
  • Your personal parks guide
  • Inspire me ...
  • Tell us what you think
  • Visitor's choice
  • Try this! Tribal Warrior Harbour Cruise
  • Behind the scenery with Discovery
  • Win a stay at Q Station Retreat
  • Win tickets to CMC Rocks the Snowys
  • Kids! Win a family Discovery pass
  • Win a Rainforests of Northern NSW DVD/Map pack
  • Renew or Apply for an Annual Pass today!

 

Page last updated: 04 December 2012