Berrinba Wetlands (Browns Plains, Australia)

This 80 ha wetlands site, with 8.5 km of walking tracks, boardwalks and bridges provides a wide variety of photo opportunities.

Easy grade walking circuits meander through forested areas, with many outcrops and viewing points over the lakes and billabongs.

Facilities

• Barbecue (electric)
• Picnic area
• Playground
• Toilets (including wheelchair toilets)
• Walking track – 8.5 Km winding in and aorund

How to get there

From Browns Plains Rd,  turn left into Wayne Goss Drive and you will see the park come up on your left hand side, there is a small carpark here.  If you continue to drive along Wayne Goss Drive for another 200 metres you will discover a playground and barbecue facilities.

Portrait Photos

There are many quite areas suitable for portrait photography.  Many are well shaded, but the golden hours (around dawn and dusk) are as always probably best.  Bring a reflector.

Wildlife Photos

Probably  early morning or late afternoon (with a dose of insect repellent)  is the best time for wildlife photography, but the lakes and forests are teeming with wildlife at most times of the day if you look close enough.  Look out for pale-headed rosellas, powerful owls, tusked frogs, bandicoots, gliders, or shy swamp and red-necked wallabies.

Tips

This is a wetlands environment so Mosquitoes are prevalent most times of the year – so bring some Insect Repellent.  A water bottle is also a good idea if you plan on venturing far or doing the walking circuit.