Wabba Wilderness Park

The 20 100 hectare forested wilderness of Wabba Wilderness Park is nestled in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. The relative absence of human impacts and the mature open eucalypt forests provide a valuable setting in which visitors may enjoy solitude, inspiration and appropriate self-reliant recreation.

Wabba Wilderness supports significant numbers of birds and mammals, including many that are endangered or threatened, such as the Powerful Owl, Sooty Owl, Great Egret and Spot-tailed Quoll.

The two main habitat types within the wilderness - the wet and dry open eucalypt forests - support a diversity of fauna. The wet forests include a small area of mature and regrowth Alpine Ash, small patches of Snow Gum and open forests of Narrow-leaf Peppermint, which dominate the broad ridge tops and steeper slopes with higher rainfall. The dry open eucalypt forests include, on the lower slopes, open forests of Broad-leaf Peppermint associated with Candlebark on the moister sites and Blue Gum in the gullies.