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Visitor Information A major management objective of the Fivebough and Tuckerbil Wetlands Trust is education and eco-tourism. As an important component of this objective, the Trust has and continues to develop facilities to assist public access to Fivebough Swamp. Other than the Hooey Road lookout all visitor facilities are in the western portion of the wetland mainly throughout the permanent wetland area.
-	The wetland has 5km of walking trails, with 3km of all weather trails
-	Viewing mounds and bird hide have been placed along the trails to provide ease of observation.
-	Walking trails are mainly within fenced corridors. This allows distance and or vegetation to detach or screen visitors from the birds view, and minimise bird disturbance.
-	Some management areas, not all, are strategically grazed with cattle. Grazing is used as a conservation management tool to provide a variety of habitats for waterbirds.
-	The permanent wetland area of Fivebough Swamp is opened to the public everyday.
-	Fivebough’s ephemeral wetland is managed primarily for waterbird conservation, and access is with permission only. The majority of the ephemeral wetland is able to be observed from existing visitor observation sites.
-	Motor bikes, and domestic pets, i.e. cats and dogs, are prohibited.
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Budyaan Baamirra Centre		Budyaan Baamirra Centre The Budyaan Baamirra Centre’s function is to house information about Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps, and their importance to local Wiradjuri people. Budyaan Baamirra is Wiradjuri for ‘birds at the swamp’. The Budyaan Baamirra Centre was constructed by the Trust in August 2001. Its design is by Simon Lloyd, architect, and Glen Saddler, engineer. The roof of the Budyaan Baamirra Centre is designed to blend with the skyline of the Brobenah Hills to the north east, and also represent the wings of a bird.
Ponds Bird Hide The bird hide over looks Leeton Shire Council’s sewage maturation ponds, and is where many species of waterfowl can be seen, including Freckled, Musk, and Blue-billed Ducks. The bird hide was built in 2001 by the Trust with the assistance of Conservation Volunteers Australia and BHP Billiton through their ‘Revive our Wetlands’ project at Fivebough Swamp 2001-2002.				Ponds bird hide
Walking track				South west section of permenant wetland
Petersham Road enterance and carpark		Petersham Road entrance and carpark The Petersham Road entrance and carpark is sited on the western edge of the Fivebough Basin. Travelling by road it is approximately 4km from Leeton Post Office in the town’s centre. The carkpark was constructed and native plants established in1999 by the Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists. The entrance footbridge was built and contributed by Murrumbidgee Irrigation.
Hooey Road Lookout Located on Fivebough Swamp’s eastern lunette the lookout and carpark were constructed by the Trust in July 1999. It is a vantage point over the ephemeral wetland. The best period to observe the wetland from the lookout is late May, by when flooding has commenced, through until January when drying normally occurs. During this time 1000’s of waterbirds of many species may be seen from here. In November and December during the final 2 hours before dusk a spectacular event often occurs. Glossy Ibis fly into the wetland to roost for the night from the surrounding irrigation area. Numbers vary each year, with 20,000 recorded in December 1995 and 5,000 November 2003. Similarly many Whiskered Terns can be seen during this period also.				Hooey Road Lookout Prior to winter flooding of the ephemeral area