November Outing Details - Last for the year!

Fassifern Field Naturalists at "Ballow View", 2016

Time: 9:00 AM - Saturday, 20th November 2021

Where: “Ballow View” Nature Refuge at Carneys Creek; private property. 

Directions: If you're not a member, please contact us for more precise details.

Activities: This is a combined outing of Fassifern Field Naturalists Club and Native Plants Queensland – Logan River Branch. So, come prepared with some really difficult questions for the Plant people.

Great views of Mt Ballow. Mountain butterflies. Big trees. Friendly birds. And perhaps it might be cooler. 

Level of Fitness: Moderate - the ground is fairly level, with some rocks and gullies for the adventurous.

Facilities: none

What to Bring: The usual, depending on the weather – binocs, cameras, field guides, all food for morning tea and lunch, and drinks, chairs, hats, raincoats, wear sturdy shoes, etc., etc., etc. Lunch will be back at the cars. Bring your usual safety stuff (sunscreen, insect repellent, etc)

Upon Arrival: Please register in the Attendance Book and pay your $2 per person participant fee. 

COVID-19 regulations apply 

Please stay at home if you have any flu-like symptoms

From the Wildlife Land Trust website: The sanctuary [“Ballow View” Nature Refuge] covers 51.86 hectares and lies in the foothills of the Main Range adjacent to the Queensland-New South Wales border in southern Queensland. Approximately 30% of the property was cleared over 50 years ago for grazing, and currently the block is lightly grazed by cattle - partly for fire management purposes. The rest of the sanctuary consists of intact open forest with significant stands of Allocasuarina torulosa. 

Remnant vegetation of significant conservation value includes Regional Ecosystems Of Concern 12.8.9 (Lophostemon confertus tall open forest on Cainozoic igneous rocks) and 12.8.20 (Shrubby woodland with Eucalyptus racemosa or E. dura on Cainozoic igneous rocks).  Riparian vegetation includes rainforest species.