Woodlands Track
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Open daily 9am-5pm
The captivating Australian bushland of Healesville’s Woodland Track is home to an array of forest animals. This native ecosystem is alive with birds and mammals, from kookaburras to wombats and wallabies. Take a breath, listen to the bird calls, spot a joey, and savour the sanctuary’s tranquil surrounds.
Lace Monitor
The solitary Lace Monitor is found in forests and coastal tableland habitats across eastern and south-eastern South Australia. They have a long forked tongue and a nasty bite. This beautifully patterned monitor eats insects, birds, small mammals, eggs and small reptiles. If threatened, they use their claws to shelter in trees.
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (southern population)
In Victoria, the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby now exists in only two small and isolated locations.
Conservation Status
Vulnerable
Barn Owl
Barn Owls live throughout Australia, but are rarely seen, as they are most active and fly at night. They have heart-shaped faces and like to sleep in hollow logs, caves or dense trees in the daytime. Barn Owls love snacking on mice and smaller birds, and the occasional tasty lizard.
Australian Pelican
Australian Pelican
Kookaburra
A Kookaburra laugh is Australia's unofficial national sound. These chortling carnivores are part of the Kingfisher family and enjoy feasting on mice, insects, small reptiles and smaller birds. While Blue-winged Kookaburras (pictured) don't chortle like their Laughing Kookaburra relatives, their flashy blue colourings make them iconic for an entirely different reason.
Animals of the Night
Enter the darkness to spot an array of nocturnal natives.
Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials in the world. Devils once lived on mainland Australia, but have been confined to Tasmania since pre-European times. Their screech can sometimes be heard for kilometres and they live in deep burrows.
Conservation Status
Endangered
Wombat
Wombats are an Australian native found in cooler states of Australia. This sturdy and solitary animal has short, strong legs and thick fur. Their front feet have bear-like claws used for digging burrows. Common Wombat noses are shiny black and furless, unlike their hairy-nosed relatives.