Natural Events
Tasmania is a haven for wildlife, including platypus, wallabies and the Tasmanian devil, ancient plants (remnants of Gondwana), and vast and pristine landscapes where footprints can still seem something of a novelty.
Summer
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Event
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Location
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Date
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Orange-bellied parrot breeds
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Melaleuca, Southwest National Park
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Dec - Feb
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Swift parrot breeds
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East coast, Bruny Island and Maria Island
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Sep – Mar
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Leatherwood in bloom
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Across the state
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Dec - Jan
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Lavender flowering
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North-east Tasmania, Tasman Peninsula |
Dec - Jan
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Autumn
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Event
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Location
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Date
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Deciduous beech or fagus leaves change from rust red through to brilliant gold
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Lake Fenton – Mount Field National Park; Cradle Mountain
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Late April - May
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Flowering of autumn bird orchid, Parson's band orchid, mosquito orchid and midge orchid
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Various locations across the state
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April - May
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Short-tailed shearwaters (mutton birds) leave for Alaska
| Bass Strait and south east coast
| April - May |
Winter
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Event
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Location
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Date
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Southern right whales and humpback whales travel north
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East coast especially Freycinet Peninsula
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Jun - Aug
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Acacia trees bloom - Silver wattle is particularly spectacular
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Across the state according to species
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Late July - Aug - Sep
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Male little penguins return to renovate old burrows or dig new ones
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North and east coast
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Jun - Jul
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Spring
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Event
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Location
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Date
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Baby Tasmanian devils, Eastern quolls, spotted-tailed quolls and platypus
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Across the state
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Sep - Nov
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Short-tailed shearwaters arrive from Alaska
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Bass Strait and south-east coast
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Sep - Oct
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Tulips bloom
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Wynyard – north-west coast
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Sep - Oct
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Southern right and humpback whales return south
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North and east coast especially Freycinet Peninsula
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Sep - Dec
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Waratah flowers
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Mt Wellington - Hobart
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Nov - Dec
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Little penguins breed along the coastline
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North and east coast
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Sep - Mar |
