April 24, 2017April 22, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects

Log seating ….

When we arrived at Booyong some 18 months ago we discovered a pile of large logs by the dam. Since […]

April 21, 2017April 19, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Orchids, Rainforest Flora

Tangle Root Orchid

I can’t wait till September this year; now that we know where some of our orchids are I can’t wait […]

April 21, 2017July 15, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Places of Interest

Baby Bunnies at Booyong

During Easter 2017 we featured our new dwarf lop rabbit Thumper (thumpy). He’s a caramel dwarf lops rabbit and will […]

April 19, 2017August 11, 2019Conservation, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Turpentine Tree

Along the Firetrail and on the way up the Hilltop walk you will find several species of the Turpentine Tree […]

April 5, 2017April 2, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Orchids, Rainforest Flora

Iron Bark Orchids at Booyong ….

We have over 20 different species of native orchids at Booyong and after months of searching we have recently discovered […]

April 3, 2017April 2, 2017Birds, Conservation

Galah – a nest at Booyong!

An abundantly common Australia bird Bob has recently discovered building a nest in a hollow high up in the gum […]

March 17, 2017March 12, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Trees

Deep Yellow Wood Tree

A plant that has been a mystery to us at Booyong until now is the RHODOSPHAERA rhodanthema, commonly known as […]

March 15, 2017March 12, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Floral Herbs, Rainforest Flora

Pastel flowers on the forest floor

Walking through the rainforest last week, we came across this little purple flower which is commonly known as a pastel […]

March 13, 2017March 12, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Places of Interest

Billabong Zoo

We try to get out and about to explore local attractions and entertainment when we visit Booyong to share information […]

March 3, 2017February 25, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Places of Interest

Town Beach – Port Macquarie

With several beautiful beaches, the coast of Port Macquarie has something for everyone. Town Beach is at the northern end, […]