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places of interest in Tasmania

Hastings Caves State Reserve

Hastings Caves State Reserve, located 125 km south of Hobart, is an area of caves and natural hot springs. Newdegate Cave, the largest dolomite cave in Australia is open to tourists, with several 45-minute guided tours operating daily.

Tickets for cave tours and the thermal springs pool can be purchased at the Hastings Cave Visitor Centre.

There is a 30 minute forest walk within the visitor centre complex.

Acacia melanoxylon

Acacia melanoxylon

Bassian Thrush

Bassian Thrush

Black Currawong

Black Currawong

Brush Bronzewing

Brush Bronzewing

Clavulina subrugosa

Clavulina subrugosa

Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea

Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea

Clavulinopsis depokensis

Clavulinopsis depokensis

Clavulinopsis sulcata

Clavulinopsis sulcata

Dicksonia antarctica

Dicksonia antarctica

Entoloma aromaticum

Entoloma aromaticum

Galerina patagonica

Galerina patagonica

Gliophorous graminicolor

Gliophorous graminicolor

Hymenophyllum flabellatum

Hymenophyllum flabellatum

Hymenoscyphus sp.

Hymenoscyphus sp.

Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare

Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare

Leotia lubrica

Leotia lubrica

Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon scabrum

Lycoperdon scabrum

Mycena clarkeana

Mycena clarkeana

Mycena nargan

Mycena nargan

Mycena viscidocruenta

Mycena viscidocruenta

Nothofagus cunninghamii

Nothofagus cunninghamii

Phellodon plicatus

Phellodon plicatus

Pink Robin

Pink Robin

Platypus

Platypus

Podoserpula pusio

Podoserpula pusio

Postia pelliculosa

Postia pelliculosa

Pseudohydnum tasmanicum

Pseudohydnum tasmanicum

Rhizochaete filamentosa

Rhizochaete filamentosa

Spotted-tail Quoll

Spotted-tail Quoll

Superb Lyrebird

Superb Lyrebird

Tasmanian Scrubwren

Tasmanian Scrubwren

Tasmanian Thornbill

Tasmanian Thornbill

Trametes versicolor

Trametes versicolor

Urnula campylospora

Urnula campylospora

Xylaria castorea

Xylaria castorea

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

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