Tewantin National Park

Tewantin National Park
Mount Tinbeerwah
Coordinates: 26 ° 22 ′ 47 ″  S , 152 ° 58 ′ 2.7 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	coastal rainforest
Next city:	25.00 mile (s) from Gympie
Surface:	12.99 km²
Founding:	2010
Rust-browed tree slide ( Climacteris erythrops )
Green Thighed Frog ( Litoria brevipalmata )

The Tewantin National Park (English Tewantin National Park ) is a 13 square kilometer national park in Queensland , Australia . It consists of five individual areas west of Noosa Heads in the Wide Bay-Burnett region in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast about 115 kilometers north of Brisbane and 125 kilometers south of Hervey Bay .

location

From Cooroy on the Bruce Highway, follow Cooray Noosa Road towards Tewantin and Noosa Heads . Immediately after Tinbeerwah you cross the national park. In Tinbeerwah a road branches off to Mount Tinbeerwah , two kilometers further you reach the Wooroi picnic area . Camping is not allowed, but there are designated hiking trails. Climbing, mountain biking and horse riding are also possible.

The national parks of Mount-Pinbarren , Great-Sandy and Noosa are in the vicinity .

Flora and fauna

The national park protects coastal rainforest , sparse eucalyptus forest and the last remnants of Wallumheide between Noosa and Cooray. The Mount Tinbeerwah ( 265  m ) is a solidified lava dome formed by volcanic activity originated millions of years ago. The endangered Swamp Stringybark ( Eucalyptus conglomerata ) with its branched trunk, gray, fibrous bark and clusters of white flowers can be found in the vicinity .

Many amphibians live in the park, including the nearly endangered (Engl. Near threatened ) Tusked Frog ( Adelotus brevis ) and the endangered or threatened Green thighed Frog ( Litoria brevipalmata ) Wallum Froglet ( Crinia tinnula ) and Giant Barred Frog ( Mixophyes iteratus ). Over 70 different bird species were observed in the park, including many honey-eaters and South Sea warblers but also the almost endangered rust-browed tree slide ( Climacteris erythrops ).

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
2. ^ Sunshine Coast locality map. (PDF; 212 kB) (No longer available online.) In: Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing (Queensland Government). July 2012, archived from the original on September 30, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2012 . 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.  
3. ↑ Official Park Website - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
4. ↑ Tewantin Map  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 193 kB), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)  
5. ↑ Official Park Website - About , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012
6. ↑ Official Park Website - Species List , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012