Site Name: Ringtail State Forest - Cooloothin Creek
Address: Louis Bazzo Drive.
Directions: From Tewantin, take the Boreen Point Road, past the Tewantin State School. At the junction of Boreen Point Road and Louis Bazza Road, turn left. A few hundred meters along the road on the left, a sign 'Ringtail State Forest, identifies the site.
Description: A forest plantation of slash pine is on the right of the first section of track. Cooloothin Creek is on the left. Quinine bushes, 'foxtail' ferns and low lying swampy areas of lomandra and melaleuca make this a good area for birds.
Birds: Red-browed Finch, White-browed Scrubwren, Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Large-billed Scrubwren, White-throated Treecreeper, Eastern Yellow Robin, Eastern Whipbird, Little Shrike-thrush. A full list of the birds recorded from this site is available within the Noosa Bird Trail bird species checklist here.
Signage: There will be no Noosa Bird Trail signs to this forest reserve.
Parking: Park off the road near the track entrance.
Condition: Tracks are suitable for all levels of fitness. Note There are other fire breaks in the area where observers are welcome to walk. The fire tracks are not formalized for public use. They are there for management purposes and the protection of the forest. They are often used for vehicle access. Users must accept responsibility for their own safety, be aware of their own bearings/ position at all times, and abide by any directive from Queensland Parks and Wildlife (QPWS) and Department of Primary Industries (QDPI) Forestry staff. If logging or fire operations are evidently in progress in a State Forest, in a site discussed in this brochure, then access to that site is prohibited
Facilities: None on site.
GPS: at roadside parking -start of walking track Elevation 148m 26 ° 18 ' 45.9 " S 152 ° 57' 42.7 " E