Venman Bushland National Park, Nature reserve in Logan City, Australia.
Venman Bushland National Park is a nature reserve in Logan City spanning roughly 4 square kilometers of woodlands and wetlands. Multiple walking trails wind through the landscape, with picnic areas and information signs helping visitors navigate and learn about native flora and fauna.
Jack Venman bought the land in 1954 for cattle farming, then gave it to the Shire of Albert for one dollar to ensure protection. After logging stopped in the early 1900s, the bushland gradually regenerated on its own.
The park carries Jack Venman's name: he bought the 255-acre block in 1954, built walking tracks, barbecues and wooden tables and chairs himself, then sold the land to the Shire of Albert for one dollar in 1970 while keeping the right to live in his house on it. He stayed on as caretaker until retiring at 73.
Venman Bushland National Park has two marked walking tracks: the Tingalpa Creek Circuit, 2.5 km long, and the Venman Circuit, 7.5 km. Picnic areas have wood-fired barbecues, firewood and drinking water. Camping is not permitted. Access is from the Pacific Motorway, exit 30, then West Mount Cotton Road.
The usually dry Tingalpa Creek rises in the park, and its remaining waterholes draw frogs, water rats and Australian water dragons. The woodland mix of eucalyptus and myrtle heath also shelters wallabies, koalas, pheasant coucals and sugar gliders.
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