Are there Yabbies down there? Traditional Cache
Are there Yabbies down there?
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Yabbies are common throughout Victoria and New South Wales, although the species also occurs in southern Queensland, South Australia and parts of the Northern Territory, making it the most widespread Australian crayfish.
Yabbies are found in swamps, streams, rivers, reservoirs and farm dams at low to medium elevations. It appears yabbies were largely restricted to lower altitude habitats in inland areas of south-eastern Australia including the Murray-Darling Basin before European settlement.
Yabbies are found in many ephemeral waterways, and can survive dry conditions for long periods of time (at least several years) by aestivating (lying dormant) in burrows sunk deep into muddy creek and swamp beds.
Yabbies are primarily nocturnal detritivores, feeding primarily on algae and plant remains, at night, but also opportunistically feeding on any fish or animal remains they encounter at any time of day.
Redwood Park comprises 197 ha of bushland, situated below the escarpment between Prince Henry Heights and the Warrego Highway.
The trails in this park are:
Redwood Forest Walk (3.8km)
Grass Tree track (1.7km)
Ferntree Gully Walk (840m)
Eagle's Nest Trail and the Bridle Trail (2.1km)
This cache is just off the trail.
Follow Redwood Forest Walk uphill from the parking spot and then turn down Fern Tree Gully Walk.
The loop past all of the caches takes 2-3 hours.
Beware of stinging plants along the way.
Toilets and picnic tables are available near the parking coordinates.
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