Tasmanian Nature Reserves - Bush Heritage Australia

Friendly Beaches

Established: 1997
Area: 121 ha
Location: 190km north east of Hobart

Adjoining Freycinet National Park, Friendly Beaches Reserve helps protect one of the few natural coastal systems remaining on the east coast of Tasmania. Coastal heath and forests are known habitat for endangered Tassie Devils.

Liffey Valley

Established: 1991
Area: 287 ha
Location: 55km south-west of Launceston

The birthplace of Bush Heritage, we have 4 reserves in the area - Liffey River, Coalmine Creek, Dry's Bluff and Oura Oura. In 2013 Liffey River and Coalmine Creek were included in a 170,000 hectare expansion of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

South Esk Pine

Established: 1998
Area: 6.8 ha
Location: 175km north east of Hobart

South Esk Pine trees on the banks of the Apsley River, just north of Freycinet National Park, typically rely on fire to release seeds. But if fires are too hot or too frequent, they can't survive. This reserve is among the largest stands of this sub-species left in the world.

Tasmanian Midlands

Established: 2013
Area: 7,500 hectares
Participating properties: 15

Between the Eastern and Great Western Tiers is one of Australia's 15 national biodiversity hotspots – the woodlands and grassy lowland plains of the Tasmanian Midlands. We help local farmers conserve biodiversity through the Tasmanian Midlandscapes Project.

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