Flora and Fauna
Vegetation communities represented in the park include coastal heathland, dry sclerophyll woodland, herbland, grassland and salt marsh. The rare Pygmy Clubmoss has been recorded from the park.
A feature of the park is the high density of marsupials present, including Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Bennett's Wallabies, Tasmanian Pademelons, Common Wombats and Tasmanian Devils. Eastern and Spotted-tail Quolls are also found there as well as Platypuses and Echidnas. The birdlife is rich and includes threatened species such as the Hooded Plover, Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle and Swift Parrot. The intertidal mudflats in the North East Arm area of the park are an important foraging area for migratory waders, and form part of the Rubicon Estuary Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International bercause of their importance for Pied Oystercatchers.
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