The Koala Glade forms the track linking the Bunkhouse and camping area with the Biolab and Grey Owl Shelter on the western side. It also provides access to the Camp Fire Circle, the Brown Trail and Green Trail.
Large logs were first used as seating in the Camp Fire Circle where many a roaring campfire was held in a bygone era. These logs were destroyed by bushfire and flood except for the one remaining on the northern perimeter which is now aged and decaying and forms a multi-purpose habitat in its own right. Look closely at the growths of moss (which at times bear minute, club-like spore stems) and the several other plants which the log supports. Imagine the multitude of bacteria and tiny creatures living and feeding on the decaying wood. Find, without standing too close, a still-standing but dead habitat tree where the termites' nest has at times played host to a succession of other occupants - kookaburras / kingfishers have nested there, as well as introduced honey bees. Spiders are common while beetles, other insects and "mini fauna" are working away on the decaying bark and trunk - eventually returning the wood to the earth to form new, composted soil for forest regrowth. As far as possible, all fallen wood should be left to lie on the forest floor for this reason.

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