Lyrebird Dell is only two kilometres away from Durras Lake, a prolific breeding ground for prawns and fish, a haven for migratory birds, and a significant wetland area surrounded by rainforests, stands of spotted gum and burrawang palms.
Enjoy eco-tourism as it is meant to be: swim in the lake, hire a canoe from Lakesea Caravan Park, go fishing for flathead, garfish, blue swimmer crabs and prawns, or simply relax and enjoy the sunsets and peaceful surroundings.
Durras Lake is a refuge for many shorebirds, some of them long-distance migrants from as far away as Alaska and Russia. More than 100 bird species have been recorded on or around the shoreline of Durras Lake including the threatened Osprey, Lesser Sand-Plover, Hooded Plover, Blue-billed Duck, Australasian Bittern and Pied and Sooty Oystercatcher.
There is a wide variety of estuarine habitat types within the Lake including seagrasses, saltmarshes, soft substrates (sand and mud), reedbeds, rocky reefs and deeper zones of fine sediments.
