Benjamin Boyd, who lived from 1801-1851, was an Scottish businessman. He had a number of businesses in the south of new south wales, including whaling.
The Ben Boyd National Park in the far south of the state of new south wales was named after him. We were there a few years ago and explored the park.
The park stretches from Pambula Beach in the north to the historic Green Cape Lighthouse in the south and features rugged coastlines, rock formations, beautiful beaches and fascinating history.
Since the entire area is rather flat, there are hardly any lookouts but with 212 bird species counted, there is plenty of wildlife to be discovered in the park. The park is also known for the fact that you can see the Laze Monitor here very often. We were lucky enough to see this animal.
Nevertheless, there are some smaller walks with really nice views and natural spectacles such as The Pinnacles Loop Walk. In this two-tone gorge, layers of clay were deposited on the brilliant white layers of sand 65 million years ago, which gradually turned to rust-red clay due to erosion.
A visit to the Boyds Tower at the northernmost tip of the park should not be missed. Boyd commissioned the construction of a sandstone tower that towered over the entrance to the harbor in Twofold Bay. It was designed to alert whalers when the whales were approaching, but was never finished. However, the tower was successfully used for whaling despite everything ... unfortunately.
While it´s only a short 1km walk to and around the Tower, there is lot´s of things to explore and learn and great views to enjoy. There is even a staircase that leads down to the so-called red point.
Behind the tower is the only lookout in the entire park, which offers an excellent view of Twofold Bay.
My personal highlight was climbing over the rocks at the foot of the Boyds Tower down at Red Point. Endless red rocks that protrude from the sea and invite you to climb on them.
But also the beaches in the entire park such as The Haycock Beach, which lures with similar red rock formations, can be seen.
If you like to experience animals in their free wilderness, you will not miss out on this park. As I said at the beginning there are lots of small but also big lizards, which you will see if you´re as lucky as we were. Other than that, over 200 species of birds have been counted here, making it a paradise for ornithologists.
If you see one of the big Laze Monitor better not get too close to him, as they can get quite upset. But you will know what I mean as soon as you see one.
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