Littabella National Park, Nature reserve in Gladstone Regional, Australia
Littabella National Park is a nature reserve in Gladstone Regional that protects wetland habitats forming part of the Baffle Creek and Kolan River catchments. The area consists of marshy ecosystems that provide home to many bird species and other wildlife.
Littabella National Park was gazetted on 5 June 2009. It lies in Central Queensland, about 336 km north of Brisbane and roughly 50 km northwest of Bundaberg, within the Gladstone Region. The park was set aside chiefly to protect palustrine wetland in the catchments of Baffle Creek and the Kolan River.
The park lies in the traditional country of the Port Curtis area near Bundaberg, and its name comes from Littabella Creek, which drains the wetland. Visitors today see melaleuca and banksia woodland on the low hills and eucalypt forest above the swamps. The birdlife includes wonga pigeons, red-tailed black cockatoos and spangled drongos, and the glossy black bird in the photograph is a spangled drongo perched on a branch.
Access is via the Bundaberg–Miriam Vale road at Warragan, about 50 km northwest of Bundaberg. The terrain is hilly, reaching 35 m above sea level, with swampy lowland and small lagoons that can dry out. No marked walking trails or camping areas are recorded, so plan around wet ground and mosquitoes.
Rare animal species and endangered plants have found an important refuge here, making the area a critical sanctuary for threatened species. This biodiversity makes the wetland a special place for nature enthusiasts.
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