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National ParkUNESCO World Heritage

Lamington

QueenslandDesignated in 1915205 km²
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Part of the Gondwana Rainforests; it holds the second oldest canopy walkway in the southern hemisphere

Area

205 km²

Protection category

IUCN II

Parque nacional —

Designated in

1915

Declared in 1915, Lamington has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994 as part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, a set of forest fragments preserving plant lineages directly descended from the vegetation of the old supercontinent Gondwana, more than 180 million years ago. Its canopy walkway, built in the 1990s, offers one of the most accessible elevated views of subtropical rainforest in south-east Queensland, and its trails are celebrated among birdwatchers for Albert's lyrebird, a bird able to mimic with extraordinary accuracy both the calls of other species and man-made sounds, chainsaws and camera shutters included.

Location

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4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

Lamington: 43 documented species

Mammals16Birds14Reptiles6Amphibians

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Australia, where Lamington lies.

Tropical rainforestSavannahDesertMarine / coastal

Experiences in this park

Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching

Nearby dive sites

Where can I dive near here?

41 km away

64 km away

204 km away

Wildlife you can see now

What is worth looking out for this month in Australia?

Now is a good time: The Humpback Highway on Australia's east coast (May to November (northbound May to August, southbound return August to November))

Now is a good time: Red crab migration on Christmas Island (October to January (spawning Nov-Dec))

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Region

Queensland

Climate

Tropical, Arid / desert, Temperate, Mediterranean

Best season

March to May

Plan your visit

Best season
March to May
Area
205 km²
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Arachnida2
Insecta3

Threatened:Grey-headed Flying Fox,Greater Glider,Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

Endemic species of Australia:Platypus

Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

Ogrefaced SpiderNot Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

Eastern Grey KangarooLeast Concern

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Laughing KookaburraLeast Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Blue EmperorNot Evaluated

Blue Emperor

Papilio ulysses

PlatypusNear Threatened

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Red-legged PademelonLeast Concern

Red-legged Pademelon

Thylogale stigmatica

Australian PelicanLeast Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Carpet PythonLeast Concern

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

Spotted-tailed QuollNear Threatened

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

Cane ToadLeast Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Grey-headed Flying FoxVulnerable

Grey-headed Flying Fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Christmas Island Red CrabNot Evaluated

Christmas Island Red Crab

Gecarcoidea natalis

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Bare-nosed Wombat · Cape Barren Goose

March to May

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Freycinet

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Tasmanian devil · Bennett's wallaby

March to May

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UNESCO
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Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair

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Wombat · Tasmanian Devil

March to May

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Flinders Ranges

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Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby · Emu

March to May

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CountryAustralia
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