Arakwal National Park is south of the Cape Byron State Conservation Area. We entered it via the Cosy Corner carpark. The Byron Bay Arakwal Country is co-managed by the Bundjalung people and National Parks. From the car-park one reaches the Pacific Ocean, the Cape Byron Marine Park. The good news is, that there are no motorised vehicles on the beach, which is unusual for Australia. A Brahminy Kite patrolled the very long beach. Kingfishers and many other birds are in the dunes. “The park protects the largest remaining area of coastal clay heath left in the state, and is home to numerous threatened plant and animal species.” ( N.P.)The native dune-vegetation thows a healthy net over the sand and pumice. The 'bush' behind the dunes is infested with bitou which will kill it in the end. Frequent army aircraft fly very low, at near membrane-bursting levels. Locals jog off obesity and play ball.
At the northern end in the Cape Byron State Conservation Area the introduced weeds and pests seem to increase, peaking at the The Cape Byron Lighthouse cliffs. Feral goats degrade the headland and bitou is killing the last banksias.
At dusk a guy threw a giant fishing-line into the 'protected'? Marine Park and pulled out numerous large fish in no time. Many of the mutilated fish were left to rot on the beach after he hastily left with a big bucket. A common sight all over Australian beaches and protected Marine areas.
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