Located in the wilderness of Tasmania's pristine far south, this 175 acre (70.79ha) property is surrounded by Parks & Wildlife reserves. It is one of the rare private holdings available in this section and certainly even more rare given it's scale. Cleverly assessed and set out, there are large flat areas, a Ridgeline and pockets of interest that are dedicated to be able to be developed (stca), all approved and set out by a Land Conservation Covenant Plan. This includes access roads making this a well assessed and well thought through project potential just waiting for you. Alternatively, you may want to keep it exactly as it is as your very own nature getaway.
The property is a "mosaic" of valued vegetation that is so diverse it covers Dry Forest, Wet Forest, Heathland and Moorland, and In particular: Black Gum, Stringy bark, Nitida, Wet Heath, Button Grass, Native Cherry, Native Current, Dolly Bush to name a few. There are old growth trees throughout and dead trees still standing. Threatened Flora include: Bearded Midge Orchid, Small Bentgrass, Tufted Lobelia, and pretty Leek Orchids. The Fauna is just as amazing, including: Grey Goshawk, Wedge-tailed Eagles, Spotted-tailed Quolls, White Bellied Sea Eagles, Swift Parrots, Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Tasmanian Devils and Masked Owls. According to the Tasmanian Land Conservatory TLC, wildlife is abundant. In particular here is a huge Wombat population because of the sandy soils and what appears to be a reasonable number of Devils.
There is access via Ida Bay Rd, a bush track, to the shoreline of some spectacular waterways. Starting with Ida Bay itself and the Lune River inlet, then through the West Narrows into Hastings Bay. Onwards past Bream Bay and through the Southport Narrows, into the vast and beautiful Bay of Southport with its long white sandy beaches. From here it's the open ocean of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Around the point is the opening into one of the most spectacular waterways in the area, the Southport Lagoon. Renowned for it's natural beauty, only a crown reserve separates this from the property's south and west boundaries.
From the track at the northern boundary of the property, you can hike along the original Ida Bay Railway line that used to take visitors from the Ida Bay township to explore the rugged coastline through to Elliot Beach. Here, there is a day use shelter and jetty to set out a picnic before heading off on more rugged walking tracks. Traverse heathland and a few gentle inclines before continuing downhill through open bushland to Southport Lagoon. Just before you reach the lagoon, there’s a chance to take in vast views of the lagoon and the Southern Ranges beyond.
This property and the area is the gateway to the Ida Bay Reserve, Southport Lagoon and Recherche Reserve that covers the far south east coast. Down the road leads you through Recherche to Cockle Creek and the most southern point you can drive to in Australia. From here, it's by boat, or on foot along the South Coast Track through to the renowned Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour. Known for having some of the world's best air quality and pure rain quality, this is as healthy as living gets.
Services are available at Southport, a popular holiday home destination and further small country town services are available at Dover around 30 minutes by car.
