Croydon Road, Croydon

Croydon Road, Croydon

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Posted 2022-09-22 by Neil Follettfollow
This road starts at Maroondah Highway and runs straight for 1.3 kms to a roundabout at the intersection of Wicklow and Kent Avenues. In the centre of the roundabout is the Croydon War Memorial.


Many of the gardens had a patch of lavender which the local bees found attractive.


Early in my walk I saw a patch three colour harlequin flowers. Most colourful.


The road reserve is very wide with a footpath on both sides. Between the footpaths and road is about a ten metre treed verge. Consequently, it is a very safe and shaded walk. Many walkers were seen enjoying the environment.


Along most of the west side is a separate bike path meandering among the trees.


It is a well-established area with well-established gardens with many mature plants. Camellia trees were very evident as were the now flowering magnolia trees.




Well-established areas also mean front fences and most blocks had them. Many picket fences, but only two lychgates, with one being a modern brick structure.



Some picket fences had recessed gates in them and an occasional wire fence and gates. An unusual sight was a lyc gate structure on a roof.




Many different varieties of lilies were seen. The white variety was easily identified.


An interesting sighting was an expanse of the appropriately named tower of jewels plant. Another unusual plant was a kowhai tree, a native of New Zealand.




With almost the whole road being lined on both sides by trees and shrubs many birds were observed. Two eastern rosellas kindly landed on a footpath ahead of me, giving me a clear view of them.


It is easy to see why grevilleas are often called spider plants. Some flowering gum trees were bursting into flower. It must be spring. A cherry blossom tree confirmed this.






A holly tree was growing next to a church with just a few red berries, while a Japanese quince showed its bright red petals and a St. Martins flower added more colour.


A bird bath had a resident frog. An almost five-star nesting box was visible in one garden while a wooden eagle perched atop a pole on school grounds kept watch.


Two real birds were a corella quietly perched on a tree branch. A raven preferred a gutter for having a rest.


Rosemary and polygala plants appeared in many gardens as well as some geraniums and gazanias.








Near the roundabout end of Croydon Road was the former fire station, now empty but with its motto shield still displayed.


Often the first sighting of birds are ones perched upon the overhead wire, usually in silhouette. One such sighting in Croydon Road was an unfamiliar shape. On closer inspection, it was a grey butcher bird with its unique hooked beak. A noisy miner rounded out the avian sightings.



An example of kangaroo paws looked nice with sunlight showing through them. A lilac hibiscus added more colour to my walk, as did a bluebell plant and a couple of daffodils.




A couple of miniature windmills were two of the few garden ornaments seen.


It is a pleasant walk along a busy road but completed separated from the traffic, giving an almost bush walk feel.





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143696 - 2023-06-13 20:26:11

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