TAKAYNA
takayna. Or the Tarkine. A vast area of (largely unreserved) Wild Place lying in the north west of Tasmania. takayna is the palawa (or Tasmanian First Nation’s people’s) name for the place and the various bands or family clans made the area their homes for eons….
a sneak peak at our beautiful takayna...
A wild coastline with some of the countries largest sand dunes;
Rainforests of an age to have known the tread of dinosaurs;
Eucalypt forests towering 80m above our heads;
Vast moorlands of native buttongrass burned regularly by the palawa…
takayna: a truly incredible Wild Place…
A look at each area....
the rainforest
Western Tasmania is dominated by cool temperate rainforest, with most of the trees and shrubs being limited to this part of the world. It was once the dominant forest type when we were part of the supercontinent of Gondwana, a very long time ago….
“looking in a forest, Seeing green sun, Feeling mossy, ancient”
The Coastline
Stretching from the Pieman River in the south to the Arthur River to the north, takayna’s coast is like nowhere else….when you face into the often roaring gales coming from the west, you’re looking out over the longest distance between continents on earth – America is seventeen thousand kilometres thataway….
The Eucalypts
There are few places left on earth where you can see the world’s tallest trees: Northern California,
Borneo and…yep…Tasmania. The giant Eucalyptus Regnans grow in another part of the state. However, over many years exploring I’ve found a few which are upwards of 80m – trees it takes six people to hug….
Maybe there’s a giant in there somewhere?
The Moorlands
Largely shaped by the palawa through use of fire, the plains of native grasslands dominated by
Buttongrass (Gymnoschoensus Sphaerocephalus) are a feature of the western and northern sections of takayna. A wander across a buttongrass moorland affords an opportunity to really connect with the Earth in all Her raw majesty…
Call to Action
takayna / The Tarkine is constantly under threat from totally inappropriate resource extraction, illegal 4WDing and timber poaching. Click below to explore the ways YOU can make a difference
