Warradale Park

Warradale Park offers so much for such a relatively small area– you don’t realise how much is available until you explore the surroundings.
This is my local «parklands» and at first I thought it was a small park with a jogging track that circled around a pond with a small island in the middle and a poxy wharf to imply that the pond was larger than it really was. Despite my initial cynicism I went for a jog and have since warmed and learned to appreciate this pak. The park iteself is comprised of several playgrounds and covers the majority of the block. Once on the main– red paved– track, you have the option of simply running circles around the pond (which smells of bore water at times, but, offers a pleasant selection of bird life– I am yet to identify some awkward but quirky long legged, red beaked birds who have made that a local hang out) or, you can follow another path that leads up passed a BMX track (while the track and jumps aren’t huge they are great for offering some variety) and behind a random yellow brickwall is half a basket ball court. (Nostalgic for anyone who grew up with a basket ball hoop tied to a veranda.)
The park also provides a great open space where local personal trainers are regularly seen working their clientelle– it is also ideal to partake in usual «park activities» such as kite flying, frisbee, footy and generally letting dogs, children and adults alike run free (when the large cricket pitch and surrounding grass isn’t being used for weekend games.) Beyond the cricket ground there are also 3 more stand alone play grounds, each offering a selection of swings, slides, monkey bars and sand– the playgroud furthest away also sports a swanky flying fox– a personal favourite of mine!
I do have a love hate relationship wih this pond– having once «lost» a soccer ball to it, only to have it returned to the shore the next day, I conclude that it is harsh but fair. (and the current is favourabe for misadventures.) The park is huge and designed for all ages– even if I didn’t live near by, I would be robbing myself if I didn’t check it out at least once in this lifetime.