Environment
Bushy Point Fernbirds B&B is on the edge of the New River Estuary. Our property has a sequence from podocarp forest with trees 400 years old to salt marsh which gives our walk a big variety of bird habitat in a 600 metre loop.
Our private reserve is part of a larger public reserve all of which is intensively trapped for pest control by volunteers. The pest control has boosted the number of birds considerably. Fernbirds are now being found outside their normal range.
Our property is legally protected in perpetuity under a QEII Open Space covenant. It is also part of the Awarua Ramsar wetlands of international importance site.
We operate our business with the least environmental impact possible. We have planted forest restoration using locally sourced plants. We use our car as little as possible, preferring cycling. Our winter heating is firewood. We use natural cleaning products, our water supply is rainwater.
