Paddys Ranges State Park is a great place to observe relics of the goldmining era and glorious spring wildflowers. Since the 1840s the park has been used as a pastoral run and for mining, timber harvesting, eucalyptus oil production and honey production.
Flora & FaunaThere are more than 140 native bird species in Paddys Ranges including the rare Painted Honeyeater, Crested Bellbirds, Wedge-tailed Eagles and Peregrine Falcons. There are also mammal species such as wallabies, kangaroos and echidnas. Possums and smaller mammals, such as the antechinus, are also present but not easily seen as they are nocturnal. The rare Brush-tailed Phascogale is also present and breeds in the park.
Over 230 species of wildflowers have been listed in this fine example of Box-Ironbark open forest. They include over 30 orchid species. The Golden Wattle is such a feature that each year the bush is aglow with the yellow wattle flowers in late winter and early spring.
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