Tinkerbell Nature Refuge, Stanthorpe
SOLD
Location: Approximately 15 minutes drive from Stanthorpe, between Hidden Creek and Symphony Hill wineries on Eukey Road.
Size: 42.17 hectares
Tenure: Freehold.
Infrastructure: Converted railway carriage, shipping container and medium size dam.
The land adjoins to Girraween National Park and the proposed Scotney Nature Refuge (also owned and currently offered for sale by the Trust) and includes a 2.5 hectare area of cleared land suitable for a domestic residence.
Conservation values: The land contains an array of significant conservation values and geological features including:
- Eucalyptus blakelyi grassy woodland or open-forest +/- E. conica +/- E. bridgesiana +/- E. melliodora on Cainozoic alluvial plains described as endangered regional ecosystem 13.3.1
- Shrubland (heath)on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks described as of concern regional ecosystem 13.12.6
- Known habitat for the rare Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus and Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae and rare plant species including Hakea macrorrhyncha;
- Eucalyptus andrewsii, E. youmanii, E. prava, Angophora floribunda, Callitris endlicheri shrubby woodland or open-forest on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks described as not of concern regional ecosystem 13.12.2;
- Suitable habitat for the vulnerable brush-tailed rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata and spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) Dasyurus maculatus maculatus; and
- Giant granite boulders, intermittent waterfalls, rock pools and steep cliffs.
Last updated 10 January 2012