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One of the best things about the nation’s capital is just how surrounded by nature we are. You could be walking the buzzing strips of Lonsdale Street or the Kingston Foreshore one minute, and less than a 10 minute drive away could see you hiking amongst nature or lapping up natural expanses as far as the eye can see. Want to enjoy Canberra’s natural surrounds every day? Here are four homes for sale on Zango right now where a nature reserve, bush walk or ample greenery is right on your doorstep.<h4><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/78-duffy-street-ainslie-act-2602-28585/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">78 Duffy Street, Ainslie</a></h4>Ainslie is already a highly coveted suburb, and Duffy Street, which frames the western border of Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve, is one of the suburb’s most tightly held spots. Perched on the high side of Duffy Street is this three bedroom home, which has been owned by the same family for over 50 years. The lovingly renovated home has light-filled living areas and good-sized bedrooms. You can glimpse the leafy surrounds from most of the rooms and even the kitchen sink, or head out to the private rear garden and entertaining area to really lap it up. And it’s just a short walk to join the track to make your way up Mount Ainslie, to be rewarded with what is arguably the best view of the capital.<h4><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/20-kater-close-macarthur-act-2904-28663/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">20 Kater Close, Macarthur</a></h4><img alt="20 Kater Close MACARTHUR.png" class="richtext-image full-width" height="497" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/20_Kater_Close_MACARTHUR.width-800.png" width="800">Want direct access from your backyard to the neighbouring nature reserve? Try this solar passive-designed residence in Macarthur. Sitting on a large 1016sqm block, the home boasts four bedrooms, including an elegant and segregated master suite, a separate lounge and dining room, a well-appointed kitchen, plus a sprawling family room which opens to a delightful entertaining area. Out the back is a low maintenance landscaped garden, with an automated programmable sprinkling system, or pop out the back gate for direct access to the tranquil Macarthur Park Reserve.<h4><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/7-53-derrington-crescent-bonython-act-2905-28274/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7/53 Derrington Crescent, Bonython</a></h4><img alt="7:53 Derrington Crescent, Bonython.png" class="richtext-image full-width" height="501" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/753_Derrington_Crescent_Bonython.width-800.png" width="800">This free-standing townhouse in Bonython is about as close to the banks of the Murrumbidgee River as you can get. Surrounded by nature, this ex-display home boasts four bedrooms with built-ins, two bathrooms, a sunny open dining and kitchen area with brand new gas cooktop and electric oven, plus separate living and dining areas. A small deck just off the lounge offers up peaceful views overlooking the nature reserve. Otherwise, Pine Island Reserve is just down the hill, Stranger Pond is around the corner and the river is moments away with plenty of great spots for a swim.<h4><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/7-sykes-place-forde-act-2914-28541/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7 Sykes Place, Forde</a></h4><img alt="7 Sykes Place FORDE.png" class="richtext-image full-width" height="486" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/7_Sykes_Place_FORDE.width-800.png" width="800">Sitting just one block from the edge of the picturesque Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, this three bedroom single-level home is designed for comfortable living, with a clever floorplan, designer kitchen, and spacious living areas. You can enjoy your two private outdoor areas, complete with established fruit trees, raised flowerbeds and strategic walkways, or pop across the road where there’s a generous greenbelt and children&#x27;s playground. Otherwise, walking trails where you can immerse yourself in nature are a stone’s throw away.

4 Canberra homes for sale where nature’s right on your doorstep

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Sitting right in the Corroboree Park heritage precinct in Ainslie, 58 Paterson Street is renowned by locals as the beautiful blue house behind the hedge.Brand new to the market, and listed first exclusively on Zango, it’s a home that’s retained its heritage integrity, with the original architecture still intact, blending seamlessly with a beautiful modern design for a contemporary lifestyle.Designed by renowned Canberra designer Gina Carmody, the spacious home has four bedrooms, a study, three functioning fireplaces, original timber floorboards, and meticulously crafted entertaining areas which make for exceptional family living. The heritage listed, original 1928 Federal Capital Commission timber cottage has been a much-loved family home for more than 20 years.<img alt="58Patterson1.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson1.width-800.jpg" width="800"><img alt="58Patterson17.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson3.width-800.jpg" width="800"><img alt="58Patterson16.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson16.width-800.jpg" width="800">Central to the home is the expansive family kitchen, with IIve stove, Caesar stone benchtops, Canberra Metters wood fuel stove, and the original pantry. The large living, dining and entertaining areas are made for entertaining, and have comfortably hosted parties for more than 80 people in the past.A cleverly placed mirrored glass splashback in the kitchen reflects the gardens, connecting the kitchen and living areas to the outdoors. An internal courtyard with a boat-shaped pond also brings the outdoors in, flooding the main living areas with natural light, and providing cross ventilation to some of the bedrooms.The separate main bedroom suite has an extensive walk-in robe, a window seat, beautiful solid timber floors reclaimed from Brisbane bridge timbers&#x27; and French doors which provide direct access to the swimming pool. Its luxurious ensuite includes a triple shower, large arch window from a 1920s home in Manuka, limestone tiling, an oversized bath and underfloor heating to bathroom and laundry.<img alt="58Patterson9.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson9.width-800.jpg" width="800"><img alt="58Patterson10.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson10.width-800.jpg" width="800">Bedrooms two and three are also generous in size, each with their own built-in robes. The fourth bedroom offers flexibility and adaptability, including its own separate private entrance.The formal lounge room/parlour at the front of the house has a fireplace and mantle, and French doors which open onto the front veranda.Out the back is a swimming pool with beautifully manicured gardens and luxuriant lawn plus generous space for alfresco entertaining shaded by a large pear tree, all behind the privacy of the immaculate hedge.<img alt="58Patterson11.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson11.width-800.jpg" width="800"><img alt="58Patterson12.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson12.width-800.jpg" width="800">Surrounded by expanses of green, lush plantings and a mix of character and modern comforts, the enviable location also means residents will get to enjoy easy access to the city, Braddon’s dining strip, the airport, and the Ainslie shops which are just up the road.Selling Agent Holly Komorowski from Home By Holly says the house is what Ainslie is truly all about.“What I love about this home is when you arrive, you come up the meandering paths around the formal garden and hedges, and you come up to the front veranda where you can sit and watch the world go by,” she says. “You can see Black Mountain in the distance, the city’s just on the other side of Corroboree Park, you have the Ainslie Tennis Club across the road. It’s just a beautiful place to sit, particularly at the end of the day with a gin and tonic,” she says.“I also absolutely adore the central courtyard, which was designed so that north sun and solar access could be given to all of the rooms. The courtyard opens up and becomes part of the living area in summer, and you get a beautiful breeze that flows through from one space to another.”<img alt="58Patterson14.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/58Patterson14.width-800.jpg" width="800"><img alt="2074_58 Patterson_002f.jpg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/2074_58_Patterson_002f.width-800.jpg" width="800">58 Paterson Street, Ainslie will be auctioned on Thursday 20th of February. For more information <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/58-paterson-street-ainslie-act-2602-22304/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.<div>
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4 Canberra homes for sale where nature’s right on your doorstep

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