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The First Nations have occupied this land, the headlands of Sydney Harbour, for over 37,000 years. 

The job of the Headland Preservation Group is never done, we hold the same values as the Sydney Harbour trust to preserve, conserve and interpret the ...

The headlands of Sydney harbour are such a special place for Australians because of three very important values. 

On 3 May 2025, a fledgling Dartford Warbler was spotted learning how to fly amongst the heather on Horsell Common. 

The Styx Valley, home to the tallest flowering plants on the face of planet Earth, comes alive with a kaleidoscope of red, green, blue, purple, yellow...

These cattle graze in the grassland of the Common, eating fauna that would otherwise threaten the heather. 

The Peace Garden was originally the site of 27 graves of Muslim Indian Soldiers, who died in the two world wars.

The Sandpit is famous for its role in 'The War of the Worlds', serving as the site where 'the fallen star' lands. 

Watch an insightful video about Horsell Common and the Sandpit, the setting for H. G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds'

I can zone out, I can relax and just think about the world, think about nothing. 

I think you can learn the love of Nature and that needs to come from the children and they need to get taught. If they can't get taught by their paren...

I lived in Ghana for a period of my childhood. We would go down to the gullies and rescue animals. That probably started my love of nature.