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Yarra Ranges: Nocturnal Adventure

4hr Private Spotlighting

Summary:

Come and along and experience the wonders of the Yarra Ranges National Park on a private spotlighting tour after dark! This spectacular carbon-rich, temperate rainforest is home to some of the most unique wildlife in the world including Southern Greater Glider, Greater Sooty Owl, Powerful Owl, Platypus, Common Wombat, Koala, Yellow-bellied Glider, Australian Boobook, Swamp Wallaby, Mountain Brushtail Possum, Ewing’s Tree Frog, and Long-nosed Bandicoot. For those who want an extra special experience, follow us into the central highlands on our tour extension as we look for the critical endangered and incredibly rare Leadbeater’s Possum – believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1961! With other natural highlights such as the bioluminescent Ghost Fungus, tonnes of photographic opportunities, and endless gullies of Mountain Ash, our Yarra Ranges: Nocturnal Adventure tour remains as one of our most popular experiences!

Departure & Details:

Our guide will pick you up from your home/accomodation and take you deep into the forest for an unforgettable spotlighting experience. Tea/Coffee/Snacks/Soft Drink all included, as well as spotlights/headtorches, raincoats (if required), binoculars, spotting scope, and camera available for hire. A list of animals seen will be shared digitally with you at the end of the trip, so you can keep a memory of the wildlife encountered!

Trip runs approximately 4hrs, with departure times subject to accomodation location and Day Light Savings. Extra customisation is available, including the extension of Leadbeater’s Possum. Contact us for more details.

Highlight Species:

Birds: Greater Sooty Owl, Powerful Owl, Australian Boobook, Australian Owlet-nightjar

Mammals: Common Wombat, Southern Greater Glider, Sugar (Krefft’s) Glider, Yellow-bellied Glider, Common Ringtail Possum, Mountain Brushtail Possum, Swamp Wallaby, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Koala, Leadbeater’s Possum (with extension), Platypus, Large Forest Bat, Southern Forest Bat, Eastern False Pipistrelle, and more

Reptiles/Amphibians: Common Eastern Froglet, Striped Marsh Frog, Ewing’s Tree Frog, Verraux’s Tree Frog

Other Possibilities:

Birds: Tawny Frogmouth, White-throated Nightjar

Mammals: Long-nosed Bandicoot, Dusky Antechinus, Short-beaked Echidna, Sambar Deer, Fallow Deer, European Rabbit, Grey-headed Flying Fox, Feather-tailed Glider (Narrow/Broad-toed), Eastern Pygmy Possum, Common Brushtail Possum, Swamp Rat, White-striped Freetailed Bat, Small Forest Bat, Gould’s Wattled Bat, and more

Reptiles/Amphibians: Pobblebonk, Victorian Smooth Froglet, Victoria Frog, Southern Toadlet, Spotted Grass Frog