Long Point

Long Point, on Tasmania's East Coast is a wetland of international importance. Central and integral to the lagoon is a stunning, privately owned, 386 ha peninsular, Long Point, extending into the water and enclosing quiet bays.

Long Point is a complex habitat of fragile, low-lying salt marshes, coastal grasslands and ancient sand dunes supporting coastal woodlands. These ecosystems and a labyrinth of pools, channels and waterholes are ecologically important. This environment is ideal breeding and feeding ground and a critical summer habitat for migratory water birds from all over the world. These include the endangered eastern curlew and the rare fairy tern.