by Mairead Cleary | November, 2015 | Blog, Nightcap National Park, Outdoors, Walking Adventures
Minyon Falls is an iconic landmark in the area. It’s one of those ‘things you can’t miss when in Byron Bay’. There are a few ways to see the falls. You can drive to Minyon Falls picnic area and take the short walk to the viewing platform beside... 
by Mairead Cleary | November, 2015 | Blog, Outdoors, Wildlife
Australia’s deadliest animal is its best kept secret! High up in the canopy of the Australian forest lurks an animal so vicious, so quick, he can strike before you’ve had a second to get your animal repellant out of your Macpac. You might have all the best... 
by Mairead Cleary | November, 2015 | Blog, Nature Connection, Outdoors, Plant Life
I didn’t until recently. I could tell the difference in feel of a forest, particularly when climbing or dropping in altitude. The transition from dry to lush forest I’ve always found more pronounced that the transition from lush to dry. And the rainforest... 
by Mairead Cleary | October, 2015 | Blog, Nature Connection, Wildlife
My partner called me outside on Saturday afternoon. He had pulled out a plate that’s part of the barbecue and discovered a nest of mice. All of the 6 tiny furless baby mice had fallen on the ground and the mother had darted off, terrified. I knew that the most... 
by Mairead Cleary | October, 2015 | Blog, Nature Connection
Byron Trails went offline and out of range for 3 days over the weekend for Jon Young’s wildlife workshop at Inter-Action 15km southwest of Uki in Tweed Shire. Jon Young is a tracker and nature advocate from the US who has devoted himself to connecting people... 
by Mairead Cleary | October, 2015 | Blog, Outdoors
The Big Scrub was a massive area of subtropical lowland rainforest, 900 square kilometres in fact, that once covered North-Eastern NSW. It was the largest area of subtropical rainforest in Australia. To give a comparison, New York City (including all its boroughs)...
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