This 60-hectare (148-acre) conservation area just 10 minutes' drive from Launceston is an important habitat for birds, including the white-bellied sea eagle; reptiles; frogs, such as the strikingly attractive but vulnerable green and black tree frog; and mammals, including platypuses and even the occasional Tasmanian devil.
Interpretive signs explain the range of bird species that breed and live in the area. There are picnic and barbecue facilities on site. Leave your car at the highway and immerse yourself in this unexpected tranquillity. A large, attractive interpretation centre provides excellent viewing and additional information.
The partly submerged wrecks you can see here and there were sunk between 1926 and 1971 in an attempt to increase the flow in the main part of the estuary.
Take the West Tamar Highway (A7) north through Trevallyn to the car park beside the highway. The boardwalk across reeds and marshland to bird viewing hides is accessible to wheelchairs.
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