Barolin Nature Reserve

Calling all nature lovers! Just minutes from Bargara, Barolin Nature Reserve sprawls across more than 300 hectares of bushland teeming with native flora and fauna. Grab your binoculars and explore a landscape home to more than 120 species of native plants and 135 species of wildlife, including the Sacred Kingfisher, Rose-crowned Fruit Dove and Grey Fantail.

Fun fact: Barolin Nature Reserve is home to the largest stand of Silver-leaved Paperbark trees in South East Queensland. Hidden within the reserve is also one of the world's rarest plants, Clausena smyrelliana.

Distance: Up to 5 kilometres one way.

Access points:

Bargara Road near Bargara State School End of Davidson Street (best access to the rainforest and paperbark trees) Mon Repos Road for the north-west section of the reserve Turtle Trail intersections (two entrances)

What to bring: Water, a mobile phone, insect repellent and binoculars for birdwatching.