Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens

The Booderee National Park (English Booderee National Park ) is located in the Australian Jervis Bay Territory, on the southern coast of Jervis Bay, about 200 km south of Sydney. The earlier Jervis Bay National Park called the National Park occupies most of the peninsula south of the Behwere - Jervis Bay.

General

The current name of the national park comes from the Aboriginal language Dhurga and means " Bay of the wealth " or " amount of fish ".

Animal and plant life

In the park about 460 indigenous plant species have been recorded so far. In addition, over 200 bird species, 180 fish, 30 species of mammals including about ten species of bats, 37 species of reptiles and 17 species of amphibians.

Especially remarkable species, which can be observed in the park, the white-bellied sea eagle, the Australian Gannet, the Australian pygmy cormorant and the Black- have addition you have the opportunity to observe from the mainland humpback and right whales.

Tourism and Attractions

The Booderee National Park is known for its white sand beaches and is popular with campers. Campsites in the park are often booked months in advance. In the park there are several trails that introduce visitors to the different types of landscape.

A special feature of the Booderee National Park is that it also includes a botanical garden, the Booderee Botanic Gardens (formerly Jervis Bay Botanic Gardens called ). This was founded in 1951 as a branch of the Australian National Botanic Gardens in the capital, Canberra, in order not accommodate hardy plants in a frost -free environment. Since 2000 he is part of the National Park.