Long View Road, Croydon South

Long View Road, Croydon South

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Posted 2021-05-02 by Neil Follettfollow
Long View Road is a very pleasant 1.2 km. walk. It is undulating, but not too steep and has a big surprise.


It starts at Eastfield Road and ends at the Tarralla Creek Trail.


Many flowers are to be enjoyed on this walk. Two specimens of different coloured salvias were photographed. A deep pink and a lovely purple.






A stalk of purple salvias managed to escape through a gap in a paling fence. An easier escape route was taken by a couple of camellia blooms.




A small street library attached to a tree catered for any bookworms passing, while a nesting box on a street tree catered for any passing possums.




A bonus of any walk in autumn is the sight of trees full of autumn leaves. An added bonus is on your return walk, you will see those same leaves backlit by the sun and becoming translucent.


Many birds were observed along Long View Road. Many magpies and noisy miners were very apparent.







A chirping wattlebird made its presence known, while a crimson rosella was spied almost hidden in the inner branches of a street tree.




Just as we passed Pleasant Rise the surprise became very evident. Two large black, yellow-tailed cockatoos, seemingly perched upon a tree stump.


When a large wattle tree was damaged by lightning, an opportunity emerged to use the stump to capture the essence of the area. Sculptor Rob Bast carved a magnificent pair of black yellow-tailed cockatoos over four days, working within the unique shape of the twin trunks of the old tree.


Keeping with the avian theme, one house was home to two imitation owls quietly resting upon poles.


Old looking garden lamps are becoming popular in large gardens. One we saw was standing next to a yucca plant and another sat atop a bluestone gate post.




Several azaleas added colour to the gardens as did several camellias.










A solanum or kangaroo apple showed it colourful blooms.


Older areas usually have large blocks with large front gardens which allows many creative layouts, adding visual interest in passing.


At the end of Long View Road, a footbridge crosses the Tarralla Creek bridge, allowing the Tarralla Creek Trail to change sides.


A dog walker and a lone pedestrian were the only foot traffic seen, but several cyclists were using the bridge to continue along the creek trail. Caution is needed crossing this bridge as cyclists always seem to be in a hurry.






An important aspect of Long View Road is that it allows local residents access to the creek trail.



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197075 - 2023-06-16 04:24:40

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