Karawatha Forest
| Karawatha Forest | |
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Forest track
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Nearest city | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Operated by | Brisbane City Council |
| Open | Open all year |
Karawatha Forest or Karawatha nature reserve is approximately 1,000 hectares of bushland in the Brisbane suburbs of Karawatha and Stretton, Australia. It is one of the largest areas of remnant bushland within Brisbane. The predominant vegetation types in the forest are dry eucalypt forest and woodland with native heath understories. The Karawatha Forest Protection Society was formed to ensure that the bushland was protected from development and is owned and managed by the Brisbane City Council (BCC). Funds raised from the BCC's Bushland Preservation Levy have enabled the acquisition of land for preservation of Karawatha Forest.
The subtropical bushland reserve contains an important wetland area along Scrubby Creek and an unnamed creek, both of which flow into Slacks Creek, tributary of the Logan River. Significant landmarks within the forest include Poet's Rock, the Old Quarry, Curtisii (formerly Paratz) Lookout, "the Rocks," Frog Hollow and the Illaweena Lagoon system. Along the western edge of the forest is the Gateway Motorway.
The wetlands provides habitat for a number of threatened and endangered species including the powerful owl, glossy black cockatoo and the green thighed frog. Also found within the park are the red-necked wallaby, swamp wallaby and eastern grey kangaroo. While not threatened or endangered the reserve is home to greater gliders, squirrel gliders and sugar gliders.
In the south of the reserve wildlife movement infrastructure consisting of a land-bridge over Compton Road has been a success. The Compton Road fauna overpass is the most intensively studied in the country. It links the forest to the northern Kuraby bushland. The corridor also included two fauna underpasses, three rope ladders and a line of glider poles.
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