Waterwatch/catchment officer Kirsty Hughes lead the group of adults and children as they made their way around a two kilometre looped bush track.

The track is known to be koala habitat due to abundance of trees like the narrow-leaved red gum, explained Kirsty.

Other animal life frequented by the wetland site, unsurprisingly, are mosquitoes.

The track leads on to look out to the Dawson River, where the walkers could spot turtles coming to the surface.

Kirsty informed the group of walkers that around six months ago ecologists from the Rural Fire Service visited the site.

They were impressed with the amount of restoration and protection on the floodplain.

Previously the site had been cleared for cattle grazing.

The area is known as the "Dawson River waste water treatment plant nature trail and hardwood plantation" and the track sits adjacent to the sewerage treatment plant.

This plant is used to treat water that is given to farmers to fertilise and water their lands, without having to draw from the Manning River.

The floodplain was purchased by MidCoast Water in the 1994.

It is open upon request and for the annual walk to celebrate the importance of protecting our wetlands.