Crows Nest National Park

Crows Nest National Park
Queensland Silver Wattle ( Acacia podalyriifolia )
Coordinates: 27 ° 15 ′ 14 "  S , 152 ° 4 ′ 27"  O
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	River landscape, waterfall
Next city:	Crows Nest
Surface:	18 km²
Founding:	1992

The Crows Nest National Park (English Crows Nest National Park) is a national park in the Australian state of Queensland .

location

It is about 6 kilometers east of Crows Nest and 35 miles north of Toowoomba . It covers 18 square kilometers and was placed under protection in 1992.

General

After heavy rainfall, the water of the Crows-Nest-Creeks shoots through its rocky river bed before it plunges over 20 meters down the Crow-Nest waterfall into a basin surrounded by steep granite cliffs . This spectacular river landscape, the granite formations, the landscape-defining waterfall and the eucalyptus forests in the upper reaches of the creek and its surroundings are protected by the national park.

Flora and fauna

There are only a few areas with a similarly varied eucalyptus forest. Numerous tree species of this genus can be found in the park.

Notable species of animals that are native to the park include the platypus , swamp wallaby , the endangered brush-tailed rock kangaroo , Echidna , nosed monkey, and the great spotted monitor .

At bird species you can u. a. Watch the pale -headed rosella , gold-bellied flycatcher , South Sea warblers of the subfamily Acanthiza, yellow-bellied pighead and gray-chested pighead , red-necked honey-eaters and blue-eared honey-eaters as well as the white-fronted babbler .

tourism

Rest areas and camping facilities with simple equipment are available. There are also various hiking trails in the area of ​​varying degrees of difficulty.

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)
• Information from the City Council of Crows Nest, engl.
• National park map, pdf, 125 kB, engl.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
3. ↑ Notes on the character and landscape of the area ( memento of the original from March 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ ^{a b} Explanations of the natural features of the area ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Notes on camping ( memento of the original from March 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
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