Vale of Belvoir- Threatened Highland Grassland Community



 

Xerochrysum subundulatum and the rare  rhodanthe anthemoides at the Vale of Belvoir



The vulnerable Stackhousia pulvinaris

Lake Lea in the Vale of Belvoir

The Vale of Belvoir Vale of Belvoir is an important Highland  Grassland Higland Grasslands near Cradle Mountain that has been bought by the Tasmanian Land Conservancy .
The Highland Poa grassland and Highland grassy sedgeland are threatened vegetation communitiesHighland Poa Grassland that are of high conservation value.
The Vale of Belvoir protects a number of rare and threatened plants and animals.



RTBG staff collecting at the Vale of Belvoir


The Tasmanian Land Conservancy describes the Vale of Belvoir -
"It is the only surviving grassy valley of its kind, unchanged since the time of the wallaby hunters of southwest Tasmania 18,000 ~ 20,000 years ago, when glaciers covered much of highland Tasmania.
The valley is widely recognised as one of the most important places for nature conservation in Australia. Five hundred hectares of private land sit, in the core of this conservation garden, which lies in a region now undergoing rapid development.

The tussock grasslands of the Vale of Belvoir are home to shy ground parrots, rare Ptunarra brown butterflies and numerous wildflowers. It is also home to one of the densest populations in the world of marsupial carnivores, including the vulnerable Spotted-tailed quoll and endangered Tasmanian devil".

Please take a look at the video link by the Tasmanian Land Conservancy to see the beauty of this spectacular area  that is one of my favourite places :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPkKY3-YwjQ