Birdsland Reserve parkrun

Bus: The closest bus stop is on Burwood Highway Tecoma (Route 693).

Train: The closest railway station is at Tecoma (Belgrave Line).

It is approximately 30 minutes by foot from Public Transport to the Start/Finish line.

Option A: Enter Birdsland Reserve via the path at the main entrance to the park off McNicol Road/Mount Morton Road.
Option B: Enter Birdsland Reserve via a downhill path next to 199 Mount Morton Road.
Option C: From Glenfern Road (Upwey) walk down the Nixon Road hill and then enter the reserve at the westernmost point of the lake.
Option D: From Wellington Road, walk along Dargon Track and then enter the reserve at the westernmost point of the lake.
From Tecoma railway station you would need to walk 2.5km along McNicol Road to reach the start/finish line within Birdsland Reserve.
From the bus stop it is a 2.8km walk along McNicol Road to reach the start/finish line within Birdsland Reserve.

From Burwood Highway, turn into McNicol Road and drive approximately 2.2 kms until you reach the entrance to the Birdsland Reserve on your right. The main carpark is then a 500m drive along a narrow gravel road.

There is limited car parking on site and participants are strongly encouraged to carpool. In the main car park closest to the start/finish area, there is parking for approximately 30 cars. The upper car park (350m away) is located next to the Education Centre and Community Nursery and can accommodate an additional 35 vehicles. There is another small car park with 10 car spaces at the entrance to the reserve approximately 10 min walk to the start/finish line area. There is limited parking in adjoining streets (approximately 600m walk).

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local cafe, which we will announce during the pre-event briefing. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a local cafe, which will be announced each week by the event team - please come and join us!

Birdsland Reserve parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
  The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Birdsland Reserve parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email birdslandreserve@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.