Monreale's Flora & Fauna

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Because we are surrounded by a forest on all sides, our gardens and back paddock become home for a great number of birds and animals.

Indigenous Flora

Giant Mountain Ash Tree ferns (Australis) that grow in sun and shade and are very drought resistant

Mountain Ash - the giants of Australia's forests

European plants

European plants
  • Camellias - over 45 varieties
  • Rhododendrons - over 12 varieties
  • Azalea over 23 varieties
  • And a vast array of other plants yet to be identified, that appear seasonally.

Our gardens are home for a variety of native birds

  • Lyrebird
  • Crimson Rosella
  • King Parrot
  • Sulpha crested cockatoo
  • Galah
  • Kookaburra
  • Mountain whip bird
  • Magpie
  • Numerous honeyeaters
    A large number of wren varieties
    Many small birds of different colours and shapes.
  • Black duck
  • Wood duck
  • Common chooks

Our gardens are home for a variety of animals

  • Brush tail possums
  • Ring tail possum
  • Rainbow trout
  • Wallaby
  • Wombat
  • Echidna
  • A variety of small marsupials

Unfortunately

  • Possums eat our magnolia blossoms
  • Foxes eat our chooks