Catlins Mohua Park
Mohua (yellowhead)
Top place to stay and see mohua (yellowhead) in the wild. Mohua Park is centrally located in The Catlins and only 15 minutes drive away from prime mohua habitat in the Catlins River beech forest. Mohua Park has four private environmentally-friendly, cottages on the edge of 8 hectares (20 acres) of native forest. A QE II National Trust Covenant recognises the special qualities of the beech and podocarp forest at Mohua Park, while a predator control programme ensures a high number of native forest birds are easily seen. New Zealand falcon are commonly seen. A mohua (yellowhead) conservation display, private forest walks and a Catlins art gallery is part of the Mohua Park experience, and delicious home-cooked dinners with your hosts are available on request. Expert birding advice or guiding to the forests, estuaries and coast of The Catlins is offered to help you see forest birds, waders, seabirds. A special feature of The Catlins are the high numbers of yellow-eyed penguins in natural habitats.
Mohua Park is approx. two hours drive from either Dunedin or Invercargill airports and is fifteen minutes drive south of the small town of Owaka on the Southern Scenic Route.
