New WWFF Parks added to the Australian Capital Territory

Thanks to Paul VK5PAS 7 new parks have been added to the WWFF Award scheme for the Australian Capital Territory

1. Bimberi Wilderness Area, VKFF-983
2. Bullen Range Nature Reserve VKFF-984
3. Gigerline Nature Reserve VKFF-985
4. Stony Creek Nature Reserve VKFF-986
5. Swamp Creek Nature Reserve VKFF-987
6. Woodstock Nature Reserve VKFF-988
7. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve VKFF-989

Bimberi Wilderness Area, VKFF-983 contains SOTA peaks Mt Gingera VK1/AC-002, Mt Ginger Ale VK1/AC-007 and parts of Mt Ginini VK1/AC-008

Bullen Range Nature Reserve VKFF-984 contains SOTA peak VK1/AC-033

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve VKFF-989 contains SOTA peaks Tidbinbilla Peak VK1/AC-013 and Mt Domain VK1/AC-020

A bit of info on these parks

Bimberi Wilderness Area runs along the West of the ACT in the Brindabella Mountains. A very rugged walking area. Mt Ginini summit is accessable by road, the others are long walks...

Woodstock, Swamp Creek, Stony Creek, Bullen Range and Gigerline are a chain of reserves along the Murrumbidgee river corridor. See http://www.tams.act.gov.au/parks-conservation/parks-and-reserves/explore/murrumbidgee-river-corridor

Being close to Canberra all pretty easy to reach. If you want to climb the Bullen Range and do the SOTA peak you have a 5 Km walk though...

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve is well known, it even has its own website http://www.tidbinbilla.act.gov.au/

Note there is a park entry fee for this reserve. The 2 peaks Tidbinbilla Peak and Mt Domain are very hard walks, Tidbinbilla Peak has yet to be activated.