We have here before but it was packed out for an event. It has been on put list of place to check out properly for a while. 30 minutes drive West of Brisbane on the Oxley Creek. I always thought this Common was just low lying farming area that easily got heavily flooded any time Brisbane had decent rain. We first started to hear about it when the last person standing running events started to become popular. We visited an events to see some friends who were competing. We could not check much out while the event was on so now we had the chance with a rare day off work. I thought we would have the place to ourselves being mid week but there were quite a few people doing there morning exercises and a few groups of avid bird watcher photographers. The Council and locals have done a great job turning this fresh water wetland area into a pleasant trail with lots of educational information boards explaining about the vegetation and wild life.

We have here before but it was packed out for an event. It has been on put list of place to check out properly for a while.

30 minutes drive West of Brisbane on the Oxley Creek.

I always thought this Common was just low lying farming area that easily got heavily flooded any time Brisbane had decent rain.

We first started to hear about it when the last person standing running events started to become popular.

We visited an events to see some friends who were competing.  We could not check much out while the event was on so now we had the chance with a rare day off work.

I thought we would have the place to ourselves being mid week but there were quite a few people doing there morning exercises and a few groups of avid bird watcher photographers.

The Council and locals have done a great job turning this fresh water wetland area into a pleasant trail with lots of educational information boards explaining about the vegetation and wild life.

Red Flood markers on the poles, I never realised it got that high.
Red Flood markers on the poles, I never realised it got that high.
Bush or Brush turkey
Bush or Brush turkey
The secret Forrest, our far end turn around.
The secret Forrest, our far end turn around.
Live stock farming water trough
Live stock farming water trough 
Pelican Island
Pelican Island
The Oxley Creek got pretty wide in places
The Oxley Creek got pretty wide in places
This cockatoo was having a great time feeding on the flowers.
This cockatoo was having a great time feeding on the flowers.
Very brown looking, the recent rain and flooding must deliver lots of dirty run off.
Very brown looking, the recent rain and flooding must deliver lots of dirty run off.
The course is supposed to be 6.72 kilometres long, I do not think we missed any, my GPS watch must be playing up.
The course is supposed to be 6.72 kilometres long, I do not think we missed any, my GPS watch must be playing up.