Wingham Brush Nature Reserve

A small pocket of endangered subtropical floodplain rainforest on the bank of the Manning River in the town of Wingham. A boardwalk winds under giant Moreton Bay figs and through vine forest, and the reserve is home to a large colony of grey-headed flying foxes (fruit bats), which are spectacular as they fly out at dusk. Ospreys and other birds nest here too.

It's an easy stop of an hour or so, near Wingham's historic town square and the road up to Ellenborough Falls.