Bingil

Restoring habitat for the endangered Southern Cassowary bird.

Queensland, Australia

Miyawaki Forest

Habitat Restoration

Endangered Species

Self Sustaining

After approx. three years our SUGi Pocket Forests can be classed as self-sustaining, at which point they can be handed over to Nature and left alone for complexity to naturally develop.

Biodiversity projects in Queensland, Australia.

Trees

Square Meters

Native Species

Fifty years ago, this sleepy village was hit with a short lasting development boom. It fragmented and splintered the habitat connectivity for native animals.

The land we identified for a Miyawaki Forest was previously a lychee farm. The forest clearing disrupted the safe passway for the endangered Southern Cassowary bird.

By rewilding Bingil, we have helped to restore this forest to its ancient glory.

Forest Maker
Brett Krause

“The land we identified for a Miyawaki Forest was previously a lychee farm. The forest clearing disrupted the safe passway for the endangered Southern Cassowary bird.”
Brett Krause

Forest Report: 2023

0 Years

Forest Age

Survival Rate

Average of Tallest 3 Trees

The forest, now almost 3 years old, is considered to be self-sustaining and is growing as we would expect for its age. We have been fortunate enough to observe wildlife making the forest its home, including many birds and insects.

Biodiversity Notes:

Weeping Bottlebrush (Melaleuca Viminalis)

Forest Report: 2022

0 Months

Forest Age

Survival Rate

Average of Tallest 3 Trees

Bingil is doing very well at just over 18 months. In 1 year this pocket forest has increased in height from 200-700cm.

Forest floor and leaf litter is now established, with zero weed penetration. The forest is self-sustaining. Along with Smith’s Gap and Bilyana, SUGi’s two older Queensland pocket forests, new floral species are growing in the forest from bird droppings.