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Natural Attractions
Natural bushlands surround Bendigo, giving it the title of ‘City within a Forest’. Wildflowers, native animals and breathtaking views make exploring a superb experience. To explore the parks of the region visit www.parkweb.vic.gov.au
Surrounding Bendigo is the Greater Bendigo National Park. This park includes the former Whipstick and Kamarooka State Parks, One Tree Hill Regional Park, Mandurang State Forest and Sandhurst State Forest and spans 17 007 hectares. The park contains some of the highest quality Box-Ironbark forest in the Bendigo area, along with broombush mallee, grassy woodlands and Kamarooka mallee. The park conserves some of north-central Victoria's most outstanding natural features.
Songbirds such as the grey shrike-thrush are numerous and are among the 170 species of birds likely to be seen or heard in the parks. The mammals you are most likely to see (usually early in the morning and later in the evening) are the eastern grey kangaroo, black wallaby and echidna.
The main vegetation types within the Greater Bendigo National Park are whipstick mallee, with blue, green and bull mallees, and in the north of the parks, Kamarooka mallee and grey box and red ironbark forests characteristic of north-central Victoria. The area is famous for abundant spring wildflower displays and the brilliantly flowering whirakee wattle, found only in the Bendigo area.
Within Bendigo, beautiful gardens, parks and open spaces add to the quality of life that is enjoyed by locals today.
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