ON THE WAY TO MOSS VALE
Moss Vale is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wingecarribee Shire. It has a population of 7,792 and is sited on the Illawarra Highway, which connects to Wollongong and the Illawarra coast via Macquarie Pass. The town is colloquially known as Mossy (Mozzy).
Moss Vale has several heritage buildings. In the centre of the main street is Leighton Gardens.
Moss Vale is believed to have fertile soil and good precipitation. Agricultural rural holdings in the area specialise in dairy herds, mainly Holstein Frisian, and there are an assortment of beef studs and sheep properties. The town has a commercial district and a golf course.
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Southern Highlands Tourist Drive 15
BOWRAL - MOSS VALE VIA ROBERTSON & FITZROY FALLS - 63KM
ALONG THE WAY
BOWRAL : Wingecarribee Reservoir, Villages of Kangaloon & Glenquarry, Wildes Meadow & Burrawang.
ROBERTSON: Robertson Nature Reserve & the Big Potato, Fitzroy Falls, Belmore Falls and Hindmarsh Lookout.
Bushwalks and great photo opportunities.
MOSS VALE: Leighton Gardens & Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve, Historic Walk.
Southern Highlands Tourist Drive 17
MITTAGONG - MOSS VALE VIA BERRIMA 24KM
ALONG THE WAY
MITTAGONG: Lake Alexandra, Fitz Roy Iron Works Historic Site, Winifred West Park, Local WIneries & Cellar Doors, Box Vale Walking Track, Bendooley Estate.
BERRIMA: Craft Shops & Galleries, The Berrima Courthouse & Berrima Museum, Harpers Mansion National Trust Property.
MOSS VALE: The Moss Vale Saleyards, Leighton Gardens & Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve, Historic Walk.
A Day at Moss Vale Part1
Scenes of various trains filmed at Moss Vale 16-11-08
Southern Highlands Tourist Drive 14
MITTAGONG - SUTTON FOREST VIA MOSS VALE 28KM
ALONG THE WAY:
Mittagong : Fitz Roy Iron Works Historic Site, Sturt Craft Centre, Southern Highlands Welcome Centre & Lake Alexandra.
Bowral: Bradman Centre, Galleries, Speciality Shops & Corbett Gardens home of Tulip Time.
Moss Vale: Leighton Gardens & Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve, Historic Walk.
Boutique Farm with English Country Garden Property for Sale - Pinkett, NSW
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Sunset Siding Part 2 - Box Hill 2005 - Australian Model Railway Layout
A very simple but effective gypsum mining operation set in outback Victoria. Built to HO scale on 18.3mm gauge track to represent the Victorian braod gauge. Layout is based on the line from Nowingi (south of Mildura) towards Millewa South as it was in 1981 when CSR were hauling gypsum with an ex-VR M class diesel and converted Y class steam loco.
The long layout with sparse scenery really gives the impression you're a long way from civilisation! No doubt the real mining operation would have been very hot and dusty in summertime.
Filmed at Box Hill exhibition 2005.
16mm scale coal fired loco with heavy train
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Red Plumage at the Bird Feeder 4 23 2015
A Cardinal at my bird feeder 4-22-2015
Bittern in lee valley winter
A rarther long video (sorry) of a bittern that showed well at fishers green in the lee valley on the 30/12/10
Mourilyan at Lake Macquarie Light Railway
Short video of Mourilyan running on the Lake Macquarie Light Railway in Toronto, NSW.
Visit was organised as a part of the Garden Rails In The Hunter steam up on the 20th May 2013.
Mourilyan was built by RMP Baguley for the Innisfail Tramway, restored by LMLR. Powered by a 24 litre straight 8 diesel, she has plenty of torque
4918 - Hawkesbury River Express - 31st January 2016
On Sunday the 31st January 2016, 3801 Limited ran its second Hawkesbury River Express hauled by Diesel Locomotive 4918.
Special footage – Brown Treecreepers using a nest box
These Brown Treecreepers (eastern subspecies Climacteris picumnus victoriae, listed as Vulnerable in NSW) were filmed in late August 2018 at a private property in the Capertee Valley, NSW. The site was once part of a working farm (which included grazing and logging for domestic use), but since 1994 has undergone habitat restoration (e.g. tree-planting, weed control, retention of existing living and dead trees, tree stumps and fallen timber). The only grazing is now done by various macropods and wombats. Brown Treecreepers can be seen across most of the property (i.e. natural and replaced woodland areas, open forest and grassland close to trees), where they spend about half of their foraging time on or close to the ground (e.g. probing leaf litter, decaying logs and stumps for insects and larvae). They also explore the bark and crevices of standing eucalypts. The second photo hints at the habitat available on this site and is close to where the treecreepers were filmed. To see a little more of the location and some of its birds go to
A casual perusal of the property reveals many possible nesting/roosting sites for hollow-dependant fauna, including holes/cavities in living and dead trees (trunks and branches), large old tree stumps and ground timber, as well as partially elevated logs with artificial hollows. Despite this – or could it be, because of this (habitat quality)? – Brown Treecreepers were observed visiting one of seven nest boxes attached to supporting pillars of an open-sided carport. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they chose one of the two available with a rough-bark front. All the rest have the usual smooth wood, albeit with protruding perch. Clearly the bark enables the treecreepers to cling to the box as they would in nature. But the exterior is just one of many factors (e.g. height from ground, size of entry, size of internal space and orientation) that contribute to a good nesting location. It could simply be that this box “ticked all the boxes” in real estate terms. Note too the protection from the rain. DEC 2018 UPDATE: After successfully raising chicks in the box shown here (at least one fledgling sighted), the treecreepers used the other bark-fronted nest box for a second brood. Visit for a video of these chicks being fed by parents and presumably helpers(s).
What’s particularly interesting though is the very limited usage of nest boxes by Brown Treecreepers when they have been provided elsewhere to offset the loss of trees (with hollows) for a road widening. To read more about this go to It’s possible that the overall quality of the Capertee Valley property allows the Brown Treecreepers to thrive generally and thus any suitable nesting site has some chance of being chosen.
The other unusual aspect of this footage is the presence of a two females (see rufous marks on upper breast). The breeding pair is usually assisted by previous male offspring. It’s possible a male “helper” was also around, but without photos of every individual it’s hard to judge. To make sure they weren’t disturbed, still pictures were mostly avoided and the video function was on manual. Moreover, the camera operator was completely hidden in a small portable bird hide across two filming sessions (one per day). Earlier observations from the distance indicated that their behaviour during filming was normal. At the very least we saw three treecreepers, presumably the breeding pair and the female helper. One female spent a lot of time inside the box while the male (with black and white “freckles” on upper breast) and other female brought her food. There were also a few instances of nest material being placed in the box. Hence it’s not clear whether the female was incubating eggs (with extra nesting material as a “reno”) or preparing to do so. Occasionally the female in situ would pop outside to look around or take food or she flew off for a short time.
For more information on Brown Treecreepers and the challenges they face visit and
RSPB Day Trips - Cley Marshes (Norfolk) - 11th Oct 2015
Today's bird watching trip took us to the reserve at Cley Marshes, we were lucky in having a sunny but cool day. In this video some of today's wildlife can be seen. Some of the birds I know but a lot I am not familiar with so if you recognise any please comment.
Kookaburras going into bird box
Goldfinch on teasel
My first goldfinch in my garden in Carnforth....glad I planted teasel :-) (Jen Walker)