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Park of the Month is a key initiative of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and NPAQ’s Parks Connect program. We’re passionate about parks, and by sharing decades of knowledge from committed volunteers, conservationists and National Park Rangers with local communities and visitors, we hope Queenslanders from all walks of life will fall in love with our amazing wild places.
PARK OF THE MONTH
Venman Bushland National Park
Protecting 415 ha of eucalypt forest and riparian corridors in the Redlands hinterland, Venman Bushland National Park is a haven for wildlife and a testament to community conservation. Once private land owned by the late Jack Venman (1911–1994), who famously refused development offers and instead restored the property and donated it to the state, the park now forms part of the vital Brisbane Koala Bushland habitat network.
Scribbly gum, tallowwood, ironbark and stringybark forests dominate the ridges, while the creeks support subtropical vine thicket rainforest remnants with ferns, melaleucas and strangler figs. These ecosystems are home to koalas, red-necked and swamp wallabies, sugar gliders, lace monitors and a rich diversity of birdlife. Venman’s walking trails traverse creek crossings of Tingalpa Creek and quiet pockets of forest, where the calls of kookaburras, fantails and friarbirds echo.
The park’s varied topography and mix of dry and moist forest types provide excellent opportunities for exploring floral and fungal diversity, as well as supporting insects, reptiles and other wildlife.
Come with us and explore the wild beating heart of the Redlands …
Bookings are open on Eventbrite … Hurry, don’t miss out.
Find out more about Katrina Logan.
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Find out more about Venman Bushland NP.
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Found out more about Julia Baker, Snake Boss – you’ll even get the chance to come face-to-face with a native python.
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Sign up for this FREE May Park of the Month BioBlitz project on iNaturalist HERE.
Remember to SAVE THE DATE for our next Park of the Month, too!
In June, we’ll be heading out to Main Range Conservation Park (Glen Rock/Casuarina Day Use) on Saturday 27 June. Bookings will open early June.
