Smiths Bush

Lovely free natural native bush walk. The boardwalk in a number of places is broken, take care. The tall large trees have interesting shapes.

Fabulous ancient native forest with enormous puriri trees and tall kahikatea and totara trees. A raised flat wooden walking path enables people of all abilities to enjoy this piece of natural paradise ckose to the city centre however, it is next to the motorway, so while I could hear the native insects and birds, the noise from the motorway did not make my visit feel peaceful. Perhaps it would be better with peaceful music and headphones.

An absolute gem, very precious remnant of old bush. Evidence of regeneration & active protection. Birds.Stay on the boardwalk & paths. Visit often.

Boardwalk is rotting.Some planks have rotted right through with only the plastic non slip netting to stop your foot going through.Some boards are partly rotten making the surface very spongy and uneven.It's a lovely park but the boardwalk is getting dangerous. Looks like non treated timber was used.

A nice local bush with a track and good signage to illustrate the trees and biodiversity.Convenient location for those in the area, though limited animal life because of the small size, and motorway traffic removes you a little from the tranquility of it. Definitely a go to for a quick nature walk. Be sure to protect it from development!

Hidden gem with mature bush. Access gate behind the Takapuna cricket club. Easy parking on a Monday. Elevate board walk was worse for wear with one section collapse so no good for wheelchair/pushchairs or those unable to climb a little.

A nice walking track - all on a board walk platform, an oasis in the city, right next to busy SH1 motorway. This is a special type of bush with many different plant species not so common in other native bushes in Auckland. Strangely, there are no Kauri trees and historical attempts to plant Kauri have not been successful. Quite a lot of Kahikatea, Puriri and Cathedral Grove are present largely in this bush. In the winter or after a heavy rain spell you can see a tiny waterfall too. This native bush has been subjected to so much abuse by humans in its history and now in the process of recovering very slowly but steadily thanks to the efforts of the Auckland council with the help of the volunteers. Visitors are kindly reminded to confine their walk to the board walk only as walking on the soil will harm the young and upcoming little native plants.

Very beautiful, calm and relaxing short walkway in between the trees and bushes.

Such an amazing space, walking around the boardwalk circuit in a forest with an ancient field. This has become even more magical by the little dioramas recently installed by the Kaipatiki Community Facilities Trust, making a fun experience on a rainy afternoon.