In 1984, after 24 years of determined community research and lobbying, by the National Parks Association of the ACT in particular, Namadgi National Park was gazetted by the Federal Government (this was before self-government for the Australian Capital Territory). It now protects 107,000 hectares of mostly mountainous country, especially the Brindabella Ranges, which represent the northern-most extension of the Australian Alps system; this is some 45% of the southern and western parts of the territory. Rather than give you more details now of this superb park, the peaks of which are visible, often snow-capped in winter, from the city, I'll just introduce you to it here with a series of images; I realise that I'm not very good at taking landscape photos, a flaw which I must rectify in the future!
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| Silver Snow Daisies, Celmisia sp., in mist |
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| Showy Podolepis Daisy, Podolepis jaceoides |
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| Hill Brachycome Daisies, Brachycome aculeata |
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| Candlebark Gum, Eucalyptus rubida |
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Grevillea diminuta; a small shrub found in all the world along just a few kilometres
of the high Brindabellas |
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| Brindabella Potato Orchid, Gastrodia entogamma; restricted to the Brindabellas |
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| Mountain Sun Orchid, Thelymitra alpina |
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| Bull Ant with honeybee |
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| male Splendid Ghost Moth, Aenetus ligniveren |
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| Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa kershawi, on Pimelea ligustrina |
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| Blotched Bluetongue Lizard, Tiliqua nigrolutea |
Much more on this wonderful park to come, especially as summer comes.
2 comments:
I am not a fan of the blue tongued lizards! We get the ordinary ones in our garden, and they give me the jitters, thinking the noise is a snake!
Your photos show a very spectacular place. I am pleased we have so many national parks in this country and this looks like superb spot.
Oh dear, we'll have to work on helping you to love lizards... (and snakes!) It's a stunning park, and if you're ever up this way I'd love to show it to you.
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