Private Habitat Reseve | Huon Bush Retreats

Huon Bush Retreats is situated within Mount Misery Habitat Reserve. This is a 14 square kilometre group of private properties and intervening public lands. Most of it is protected as public reserves or private conservation covenants. Mount Misery is the focus of the reserve. A walking track from Huon Bush Retreats to the mountain top has 30 interpretive panels and allows easy access to a range of natural habitats.

Community Reserve Mount Misery Habitat Reserve is a 14 square kilometre area protected as public reserves or private conservation covenants.

Animals

Wildlife at Mt Misery Habitat Reserve is abundant. Animals here are free to come and go as they please. They are protected in their natural habitat. This the perfect place to learn about them in their natural habitat.

Protecting Tasmania’s Wildlife

Plants

A private habitat reserve protects the entire forest community. Vegetation ranges from open grasslands, acacia groves, young eucalypt regrowth, towering oldgrowth with 60 meter tall, 350 year old giants and even a small section of rainforest.

Protecting Tasmania’s Habitats

Birdwatching

The wheelchair accessible lookout is a fine place for bird watching. Many bird species can be seen throughout the site.

Protecting Tasmania’s birdlife

Geoheritage

As part of Mt Misery Habitat Reserve, we value all aspects of the natural environment, including landscapes, rocks, soil and water.

Protecting Tasmania’s Geoheritage

Cultural Heritage

We work closely with the South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation. We have permission to share a few Aboriginal stories on the interpretive panels along the walking track. In constructing the walking track some special locations have been deliberately avoided.

Protecting Tasmania’s Cultural Heritage

Tasmanian Wildlife Trail

A partnership between Tourism Tasmania, Wildlife Tourism Australia and Parks and Wildlife Ta

smania the Tasmanian guide showcases unique wildlife experiences available around the state.

The island supports a variety and abundance of wildlife, although many animals are nocturnal and elusive. A quiet walk at dawn or dusk will reward a patient observer. Encountering a platypus, echidna, quoll, wallaby or Tasmanian devil in the wild is an exciting experience. Some of the memorable sights include watching wedge-tailed eagles soar on the wind or seeing the amazing spectacle of thousands of short-tailed shearwaters returning to their nesting burrows at dusk.

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We live up to our name as a bush retreat. End of valley privacy is protected by 4km winding gravel road, steep in sections. You do not need 4WD but you do need to be comfortable driving on gravel roads.

Eco-friendly facilities include carbon neutral wood heating, natural water and composting toilets.

Electricity is 12-volt solar, there is no 240 volt electricity. There are USB outlets for charging small devices.

Although there is plenty of electricity for sensible use, if you totally waste it (such as leaving lights turned on all day), the batteries will be exhausted until the next sunshine. If your idea of a great holiday includes needlessly adding to the CO2 pollution of the planet by leaving your lights on all day, you might prefer a non-eco-responsible property that is connected to a coal fired power station.

Laptops and cameras can be charged at reception, with limited availability, or we can sometimes provide an invertor that makes small quantities of 240volt electricity.

A CD player and radio is provided. Rooms are free from technology such as TV, WiFi, phones, aircon, electric blankets, microwaves and hairdryers. Most Telstra and Optus mobile phones work fine.

Water comes from natural sources. We do not add any chemicals. The water might be tannin stained. Each cabin and the camp kitchen are equipped with sub-micron filters that the manufacturers say remove 99.99% of all known organisms.

You will be surrounded by wildlife of all sorts, including birds, mammals, arthropods and reptiles. Animals do sometimes enter the cabins and tipees (Arachnophobes and Allergics might prefer a city hotel).

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If this eco-experience sounds good to you, read on. If you would prefer town based accommodation, you can find lots of choices on the Huon Valley Escapes website.