Morwell - Crinigan Bushland Reserve
Crinigan Bushland Reserve is a 100-acre reserve located on the northern edge of Morwell. The reserve has been an ongoing project between Council and Friends of the Reserve to turn a misused vacant block into the serene bushland community space it is today. The main carpark, on Fairway Drive (next to the Morwell Golf Course entrance), has a public toilet and an information booth that provides a map of walking routes and details of plants and birdlife found there. There is also access via Maryvale Road and Crinigan Road.
The reserve consists of a mixture of Lowland Forest, Plains Grassy Forest and Swamp Scrub/Swampy Woodland mosaic, and two waterbodies. There is an extensive list of plant species at the site including Narrow-leaf Peppermint (Eucalyptus radiata) and Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) and 30 identified native orchids. It has become a haven for birdlife, home to five of the six Gippsland frog species and has been rehabilitated to the extent that wombats, koalas and kangaroos have begun to return.
The reserve boasts well signed and maintained walking tracks that are suitable for most fitness levels, two small dams, a picnic shelter, tables and chairs, and a newly installed waterbird viewing panel.
Access is via Maryvale Road, Crinigan Road and Fairway Drive.
Location
Fairway Drive, Morwell 3840 Map
Web Links
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