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Churchill National Park is a remnant pocket of natural bush in the suburban sprawl of Rowville, an example of the terrain before clearing and settlement. Although most of the park is open woodland regrown after clearing, quarrying or fire, there are small forested areas. Apart from the access road, there are no other vehicle tracks.

Scarlet and Yellow Robins, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos and Gang-gang Cockatoos. Bellbird Bend rings to the sound of a colony of bellbirds. Grey Kangaroos and Black Wallabies were reintroduced after the original populations died out. Kangaroos can be seen grazing in the open woodlands by the access road at dusk or early morning. But most of the mammals, including Sugar Gliders and Brushtail and Ringtail Possums, are nocturnal.

Plant life includes 20 different eucalypts, 14 wattles and 12 native orchids. Wildflowers are abundant in spring.

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Further Information: Churchill National Park is an especially significant area for an amazing variety of birdlife. A total of 172 species has been recorded in the parks. Some of these birds include: parrots, honeyeaters, wrens, thornbills, grebes, pelicans,cockatoos and even the migratory Japanese Snipe. Take a walk along Bellbird Track and listen to the melodious notes of these birds as they call to other members of their family. Many of the mammals in the area are active only at night, but if you arrive early or leave at dusk, you may catch a glimpse of a wallaby or kangaroo. Echidnas are also common, foraging around in the daytime looking for ants and grubs in the ground and under the bark of trees. In the Summer Green and Golden Bell-frogs may be found basking in the sun.
Getting There: Churchill National Park can be accessed by driving along Churchill Park Drive, Rowville (Melway ref: 82 C11) and continuing to the main gate about 1 km after the Power Road turn-off. Churchill National Park is open every day of the year. The park opens at 10:00 AM every day, but closing times vary according to daylight savings. Please visit the park website for disability information.

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Getting ThereChurchill National Park can be accessed by driving along Churchill Park Drive, Rowville (Melway ref: 82 C11) and continuing to the main gate about 1 km after the Power Road turn-off. Churchill National Park is open every day of the year. The park opens at 10:00 AM every day, but closing times vary according to daylight savings. Please visit the park website for disability information.