Why people come to Burleigh Heads.Burleigh Beach has had a massive impact on human habitation in the area. People come to Burleigh Heads for the surfing conditions, the national park and the commercial and recreational features of Burleigh. Burleigh Heads National Heads covers 27.6ha of Burleigh and is situated on the Gold Coast Highway at Burleigh Heads on the South Queensland coast.
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What activities people engage in.Burleigh Heads has had an impact on the activities people engage in at Burleigh Heads. These include surfing and swimming at the beach and bush walks in Burleigh Heads National Park or walks along the foreshore.
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The impact Burleigh has had on human habitation.Burleigh Heads is known as a national surfing reserve. The headland, rocks and sand are features surrounding Burleigh Beach that protect the surf from wind and make this area ideal for surfing.
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National Park Entrance. Figure 5 Burleigh Headland. Figure 6 Burleigh Beach. Figure 7
Burleigh Heads National Park
Animal SpeciesSome examples of animal species that can be found in Burleigh Heads National Park are:
The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly. The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondia) is the largest subtropical Australian butterfly. Male Brush Turkeys. Male Brush Turkeys are also known as the Scrub Turkey, Wild Turkey or Wee-Lah. (Indigenous, Hunter Region) and The Carpet Python. The Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) is a large snake of the Pythonidae family found in Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. Figure 16
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Plant SpeciesSome examples of plant species that can be found in Burleigh Heads National Park are:
The Pandanus Grove (Pandanus amaryllifolius) is a tropical plant in the Pandanus genus. And the Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) is an evergreen native to Australia. Figure 17
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