Federation Walk Coastal Reserve

The Federation Walk Coastal Reserve is a reserve comprising the eastern part of The Spit on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The reserve was opened on 22 June 2003, and is approximately 93 hectares in size. The area supports a subtle mix of habitats including littoral rainforest, native grasslands, and pockets of wetlands. The Federation Walk track goes throughout the reserve.[1]

Flora

Coastal banksia (Banksia integrifolia)
Old man banksia (Banksia serrata)
Swamp banksia (Banksia robur)
Beach bean (Canavalia rosea)
Weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis)
Dune cypress
Dune fan flower
Marsh fern (Cyclosorus interruptus)
Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina)
Beach morning glory
Variable groundsel
Forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis)
Red flowering gum (Corymbia ficifolia)
Cottonwood hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Native beach hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Blush macaranga (Macaranga tanarius)
Spiny-head mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia)
Swamp oak (Casuarina glauca)
Bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana)
Cabbage-tree palm (Livistona australis)
Pigface (Carpobrotus glaucescens)
Knobby-club rush (Ficinia nodosa)
She-oak (Casuarina equisetifolia)
Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Coastal wattle (Acacia sophorae)

Fauna

Striped marsh frog
Eastern sedge frog
Green tree frog (Litoria caerulea)
Carpet python
Eastern water dragon

Birds

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)