Wild Orchids offer a cultivated display
Spring and early summer bring a magical flourish of wild orchids along many of the trails in Deep Creek National Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula. In recent months, our guests…
Orchids
One of the great joys of walking in Deep Creek Conservation Park is the diversity of flora you can encounter along the way. Of special note are the native orchids.…
Meet a popular resident of Deep Creek Conservation Park
The yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) is synonymous with Deep Creek and for many years it was the emblem for Southern Ocean Retreats. During the early 1990s their numbers…
Our number one resident
If there is one thing that is synonymous with Deep Creek Conservation Park, apart from the breath taking scenery, it’s the abundance of western grey kangaroos (macropus fulginosus). In…
The Short Beaked Echidna – a mammal like no other
International visitors often comment on the unusual features of our wildlife and with just cause; it is like no other. The echidna is a prime example and a frequently…
The Southern Grass Tree
Anyone who has visited Deep Creek Conservation Park would know that it is synonymous with the Southern Grass Tree (Xanthorrehoea Australis) The District Council of Yankalilla has used it as…
The Big Slow Moving Skink
Known by a variety of names including stumpy tail, sleepy lizard, shingleback and pinecone lizard the Tiliqua Rugosa is widespread in low rainfall areas as well as coastal parts of Western & South Australia. They…
Southern Brown Bandicoot (aka ‘Bruce’)
Prior to European settlement the Southern Brown Bandicoot was wide spread throughout the Mount Lofty Ranges but it is now a fairly rare sighting. Indeed, of the eight species…
Fungi – the beautiful mould
Ok, yes its true. Fungi don't quite have the same magnetic appeal of say a furry animal but that does not make them any less interesting. Did you know…
Wedgetail eagle a frequent flyer in Deep Creek Conservation Park
The wedge tail eagle (Aquila Audax) is the largest bird of prey in Australia. Although they are found across the continent they favour lightly timbered and…