Skyrail Nature Diary
Vines in Barron Gorge
February 2012
This month we will be looking at vines in Barron Gorge. Vines are particularly adaptated to reaching the light at the top of the canopy. The forest floor is generally very dark and little apart from some ferns and saplings grow there. Trees make their own way to the light.... read more
Wet Season
January 2012
The wet season was a time when life was easier for the Tjapukai aboriginal people who lived in the rainforest as the trees when flowering and fruiting, would attract many animals which the hunters and gatherers knew well. January is also a time of sudden downpours and the... read more
Late Flowering on the Cableway
December 2011
The Flame Tree is flowering sparsely on the cableway. These beautiful trees have greenish trunks with chlorophyll and maple-like leaves. During flowering, the Flame Tree sheds all it’s leaves and is covered in numerous tiny red bell shaped flowers. The fruits are woody boat... read more
Red Leaves
November 2011
We are just coming out of our winter so it’s getting hotter as we come into what we could call our spring. Some trees are still covered in red leaves whilst others have become deciduous after their leaves turned red such as the Damsons. Other trees are completely red... read more
Bush Stone Curlew
October 2011
With a milder than usual winter behind us, we are now moving into spring and have been excited to note that some of the migratory birds are beginning to arrive. The main two observed at Skyrail so far have been the Pied Imperial Pigeon and the Metallic Starling. Here at the... read more
