This reserve was opened in November 1981 inspired by a local naturalist and orchid enthusiast, Peter Tonelli.
This is Australia's only orchid reserve, this site is renowned for the diversity of native terrestrial orchids. Some of the orchids are listed as rare and endangered species. Some are not only endemic to the state of Tasmania, but to the local area.
Some 43 species have been recorded within the reserve, varying from the tall 60cm tall Hyacinth orchid Dipodium roseum, a leafless saprophyte that appears annually in early summer, to the tiny 2cm Winter Helmet orchids Corybas species.
Enjoy the embalming walk as you try to spot an orchid or two and relax as you go. The Cache should be a easy find not far off the track, the container is big enough for swaps or to leave trackables in.