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Waihora Lagoon

Waikato  >  New Zealand

Short walk through lush forest in the Pureora Forest Park to a nice little forest lagoon.

Ajouté* par Jonathan Klawitter
Dernière actualisation 27 juin 2025

Description

A lovely little walk through tall rimu and kahikatea that provide good forest habitat for endemics such as Rifleman, Whitehead, Tomtit, and North Island Robin. At the end of the walk, you come to the neat little lagoon - a shallow ephemeral wetland surrounded by swamp forest. The forest is also good for cuckoo and parrots: Long-tailed Koel and Shining Bronze Cuckoo are present spring and summer and New Zealand Kaka and Yellow-crowned Parakeet are established residents.

The access road is not that pleseant though.

Détails

Accès

On the western side of Lake Taupo, turning from SH32, follow the gravel road Waihora Road as signposted for 7 km. Because of the long access and bad road condition, not suitable for all cars and a big minus for this birding site.

The walk itself is an easy 730m walk but not suitable for wheelchairs. A boardwalk at the lagoon helps you keep your feet dry.

Terrain et Habitat

Forêt

Conditions

Vallonné , Marécageux

Boucle

Non

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Non

Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Eté

Meilleure période pour une visite

Printemps

Itinéraire

Sentier étroit

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

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