Brickpit Ring Walk

The Brickpit Ring Walk is a unique urban nature park and walkway located in the Bicentennial Park of Sydney Olympic Park, in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

It serves as a water storage facility and a habitat for the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog. The area was once a brick manufacturing site, but plans for redevelopment were postponed upon the discovery of the frog population in 1992.

The Brickpit Ring Walk is situated in the traditional lands of the Wann-gal clan, and evidence of Aboriginal occupation has been found nearby. After quarrying ceased, the Brickpit became a freshwater wetland. The discovery of approximately 300 Green and Golden Bell Frogs during the Environmental Impact Statement for the 2000 Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games halted plans to redevelop the site as a tennis centre. Now, the remaining Brickpit is home to the frogs, which can be observed on the Brickpit Ring Walk.

Designed by Durbach Block Architects in 2005, the Brickpit Ring Walk has received numerous awards, including the RAIA (NSW) Lloyd Rees Civic Design Award, the ASI Architectural & Engineering Innovation Steel Design Award (NSW), and the National Trust Heritage Award. Spanning 550 meters (1,804 feet) and standing 18.5 meters (61 feet) above the Brickpit floor, the walkway allows visitors to appreciate the beauty of the nature park and observe the frog habitat while ensuring the preservation of the Green and Golden Bell Frog population.