Some of the flora to be found includes: tree waratah, white heath, flame kurrajong, stinging tree, antarctic beech tree, ironbark orchid, king orchid, red cedar, sundew, and grass tree.
There is a myriad of fauna to be found around Binna Burra Mountain Lodge and its surrounds in the Lamington National Park.
Most of the Park's reptiles and amphibians are best seen during the summer. The majority of reptiles are active during the warmer part of the day, although some species are nocturnal. Amphibians (frogs and toads) are active day or night under certain circumstances and can be heard calling from either water areas or special habitats such as the beech forest.
Some of the more well known reptiles and amphibians to be found include: the goanna, snakes, green treefrogs, and the eastern long necked turtle.
There are also a lot of beautiful bird species to be found within Lamington National Park. Some of the bird species commonly found around Binna Burra include: the bee-eater, white browed scrub wren, king parrot, kookaburra, rainbow lorikeet, crimson rosella, and many more.
Most of the Park's mammals are marsupials (pouched mammals). These mammals are nocturnal, highly active and frequently canopy feeders. Pademelons can be found in large numbers on the grassed areas around the Lodge in the evening.
Other mammals found in the park are: echidnas, quolls, koalas, possums, and wallabies.
A number of invertebrates can also be found within the Lodge grounds and immediate surroundings, or by walking through Lamington National Park.
The spiny blue crayfish, beetles, butterflies, cicadas, dragonflies, mites, spiders giant worms and others!
Bird Watching
Situated on the eastern side of within Lamington National Park in Southern Queensland, Binna Burra provides the an opportunity to see a diverse range of bird species in rainforest and open forest within easy walking distance on graded tracks in a relatively small area in close proximity to the Lodge.
More than 150 bird species feature on the Binna Burra bird list. Rainforest specialists include the Noisy Pitta, Albert's Lyrebird, Regent Bowerbird, Pale Yellow Robin, Rose Robin, Rufous Scrub-bird, Paradise Riflebird, Wompoo and Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove and Topknot Pigeons. In the spring and summer migrant visitors include Spectacled, Black-faced and White-eared Monarchs, a variety of species of Cuckoos and many more.
Seasonal Birding Weekends are held and more information on these is available on the events page.
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