06 November, 2022

Pureora Forest - Totara Walk

In the King Country, not far from Maniaia (Bennydale) is a gravel road, Mangaokewa. The NZ walking trail Te Araroa comes along here, and this waterfall is magnificent. Such a threatening boulder.

The Totara walk, at the start of the Timber Trail, situated in the Pureora Forest village, is 1 km round.
Plenty of Totara, Rimu, Matai and other native trees along the walk.
Tui and fantails flittered around, as well as a raucous group of Kaka screeching in the forest canopy.
Take your time to listen to all the birds, and watch the Kereru and Kaka fly overhead.

We saw at least 4 Toutouwai (Robin).  Super friendly birds, with an amazing song.

Do you like moss? There is plenty of it on this trail, especially my favourite, Umbrella moss.

A toutouwai accompanied us to the end of the trail.
When we stopped for lunch, this beetle joined us. It's not an ant, it's a blue flower longhorn battle.  Fingernail for scale.


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