The Lobster Ponds Haven in Flowerdale, Tasmania, Australia | Cafe

The Lobster Ponds Haven

Locality: Flowerdale, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 458 420 006

Address: 241 Robin Hill Road 7325 Flowerdale, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.lobsterponds.com

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25.01.2022 Manferns are greening up at the Ponds! Check things out with a guided tour every half hour from 10 am till 2.30 Thursday to Sunday.

24.01.2022 An escapee at the Ponds yesterday, discovered by Oakley and rescued by Dale! Much excitement for our Queensland visitors at the time! Open today, Saturday and Sunday, never know what you might see

24.01.2022 Spring and Fathers Day at the Lobster Ponds this weekend. Bring Dad out for a tour and/or a snack! Open 10 am till 3 pm

20.01.2022 Congratulations Sally and Mike, great volunteers and champions of the Orange Bellied Parrots

20.01.2022 Gathering at the Art Day. Open till 3 pm today.

19.01.2022 The Lobster Ponds will continue opening WEEKENDS ONLY until September 24thThe Lobster Ponds will continue opening WEEKENDS ONLY until September 24th

19.01.2022 Opening tomorrow and Sunday for tours from 10 am till 2.30. Cafe open for light snacks and coffee, all with great views!!

19.01.2022 The Lobster Ponds will open again THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS as from TOMORROW! Call out for coffee and scones or take a tour of the ponds and see what’s happening in the gardens.

19.01.2022 Great setting for Skeat’s Art class yesterday, some talented people enjoying their day. Thank you Skeat

19.01.2022 We're starting to get restless! It's this time of year when #OrangebelliedParrots can be expected to arrive at their breeding grounds in Tasmania. Data from 195...9/60 onwards shows October is the preferred month for first arrivals - but the last four seasons have seen the first sighting of an #OBP at Melaleuca as early as September 9 - 23. That's now! They have to obey their ancestral urge to breed, and to do that, they must all migrate across Bass Strait to southwest Tasmania. At the end of the 2019/20 season, 118 OBPs departed Melaleuca for the mainland. According to recent data on survival rates, we may see between 25 and 47 return. Wishing God speed to our wonderful OBPs Photo: unusual view of an OBP by David Stowe

18.01.2022 Caught napping at the Ponds this afternoon, at first I thought it was watching beneath for next meal, but I’m sure it was sleeping Expect the unexpected at the Lobster Ponds, open through to Sunday for tours on the half hour from 10 till 2.30 Enjoy a light snack and coffee in the Cafe or browse the gift shop.

18.01.2022 Spring Loaded starts tomorrow at the Lobster Ponds! Half price Entry to do the tour - every half hour from 10am till 2.30. Viewing room under cover. THURSDAY through to SUNDAY Devonshire tea/ coffee @ $10

18.01.2022 Our volunteers, Eileen, Lyn, Margaret, Sohir, Sonya and Jeanette, serving up a ploughmans lunch to members and guests of the Wynyard Lions Club.

18.01.2022 Great news here!

17.01.2022 OPEN THIS SATURDAY- ART DAY Come out and meet our local artists Skeat, Fay and Liz. Great opportunity to see their skills at work with a chance to purchase their art works and cards. FREE ADMISSION to Cafe- Lucky Door Prize Lobster Pinds tour charges apply... Enjoy a Devonshire Tea $10 - Blackboard Menu available. See more

16.01.2022 Great news for the Lobster Ponds! Call out this weekend and check out what is happening. HALF PRICE Admission today and tomorrow only. Devonshire tea/coffee $10

16.01.2022 Weather not great but the lobsters like it!! A few crawling around the ponds as they do on days like today. Hercules took a liking to the new plants we put in this morning!

16.01.2022 A great day at the Ponds for our Art and Lapidary day. Lots of visitors supporting our local artists and collector of stones, big thank you to Robin Stone, Skeat from Skeat’s Art and Liz with her paling art. Also thank you to our volunteers for helping out Dale, Sonya, Jeanette and Lyn.. Winner of the Door Prize was Marie Campbell. Our last visitors were from Hobart on a 15 day tour of our beautiful state, including King Island, thank you Andrew Jones Travel.

13.01.2022 Great news here!!

12.01.2022 School holiday project. Not our lobster but also found on the North West Coast.

12.01.2022 Yes we are open today and Sunday! View the lobsters under cover or enjoy coffee and scones in the cosy cafe. Tours on the half hour 10 till 2 30.

10.01.2022 Thank you Fay and Skeat for sharing your talents at our Art Day. Congratulations to the Somerset family winners of the Lucky Door PrizeThank you Fay and Skeat for sharing your talents at our Art Day. Congratulations to the Somerset family winners of the Lucky Door Prize

09.01.2022 I expect Barbara Wilson and the first group of volunteers, Julie and Rodney, will see some OBPs at Melaleuca soon after they commence observations over the next... couple of days. I also predict silver/red M and probably silver/black Z will be among the first OBPs to make it back this season because they were sighted at Swan Bay, Victoria 10 days ago - the traditional congregation point prior to making the 1-2 day migration to Melaleuca. Silver/red M will be in his 11th year and is one of the last of the 900+ Orange-bellied Parrots I banded and probably the last of the truely wild birds (ie no captive genes). Silver/black Z is very distinctive because he suffered a major scalp injury in the nest so he has no feathers on his crown. It’s amazing he’s survived so long.

08.01.2022 The Lobster Ponds are happy to advise we will reopen THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS again starting this week. Hours will be 10am to 3pm Thursday till Sunday. Lobsters were out and about in the ponds at the weekend!

08.01.2022 Today's Sunday drive is driven by a 'Spring Offering' from the north west of this marvelous state! Wynyard is home to the magnificent Table Cape, a sublime plat...eau that sits 180 metres high, overlooking wynyard's stunning coastline and rolling hills. The 12 million-year-old volcanic remains are a natural wonder that offers jaw-dropping panoramic views, that on a clear day stretch all the way to George Town - see if you can spot the lighthouse! A unique seasonal experience awaits at Wynyard. In spring a patchwork of vibrant colour burst across the rolling fields as Tulips bloom across acres of land at the Table Cape Tulip Farm. Be sure to pay a visit to this spectacular corner of Tas - especially in Spring when the landscape comes alive with vivid colours! Some spots to consider visiting while on your trip north: Table Cape Tulip Farm Cafe Umami Alexandria - Bed and Breakfast / Function Venue Providence Farm Stall Table Cape Lighthouse Tours Table Cape Wynyard Penguin Tours Luxury Glamping Yoga & Paddle Boarding Retreat Tulip Festival Wynyard Wynyard Foreshore Market The Lobster Ponds Haven Mallavale Farm Lemon Tree Providore Bruces Cafe Wynyard Tasmania Wynyard, Coastal Pods The Winged House Table Cape Fossil Bluff Beach Table House Farm Wonders of Wynyard Exhibition Centre Aquila Barn Waterfront Wynyard Boat Harbour Beach Sally Curry | Spring Offering | 2020 | hand-built ceramic | 51 x 13.5 x 11 cm | #handmarksundaydrive #handmarkgallery #hobartgallery #tasmaniangallery #wynyard #sallycurry Van Diemen's Land Tasmanian #ceramic #springoffering

08.01.2022 While out and about tomorrow checking out the last of the TULIPS or taking a tour of TABLE CAPE LIGHTHOUSE call out to the LOBSTER PONDS for our Art and Lapidary day, on from 10 -3 pm. Devonshire teas our Specialty

06.01.2022 This weekend will be the last of the Tulips at Table Cape. We highly recommend booking our Table Cape Lighthouse Tours as it will be very busy. Tours will open ...on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 10am. We will run through until around 5pm each day. Tours are bookable at www.tablecapelighthousetours.com If you have booked please check in with our guides when you arrive. We will be running tours every 30 minutes. If you are not going to make it on time call 0478812522 and we will change your booking time if possible. The Tulips are amazing at the moment and make for some wonderful photo's, especially with the Table Cape Lighthouse in the view. We can highly recommend driving out to Flowerdale to see the Tulips in the fields and drop in to visit The Lobster Ponds Haven. Swing by the Wonders of Wynyard Exhibition Centre for more advice on where to go and what to see and make a weekend of it. Try booking a couple of nights at The Waterfront Wynyard Accommodation Precinct or many of the other fantastic accommodation options close to the town center and less than 10 minutes to the Tulips and Table Cape. #tablecape #tablecapelighthouse #Wynyard Wonders of Wynyard Exhibition Centre Penguin Visitor information Centre Table Cape, Wynyard Table Cape Tulip Farm

06.01.2022 Art and Lapidary Day at the Ponds THIS SATURDAY 24th 10am - 3pm. Skeat, Robin and Liz will be there to demonstrate and talk about their hobbies. The Lobster Ponds are proud to support these ladies by stocking their wonderful cards, paling art and Tasmanian minerals and stones. Call out and have a chat, enjoy a Devonshire Tea/coffee or take a tour of the Ponds.

05.01.2022 Thought we had a dead lobster, but Bazza sheds his old shell overnight. Nature is a wonderful thing! Call out over the weekend and check him out. Tours on the half hour from 10am till 2.30. Enjoy a snack or coffee in the Cafe.

04.01.2022 If you are out visiting the Tulip Farm take a short drive to the Lobster Ponds at Flowerdale. We are open this weekend for tours every half hour from 10am till 2.30. Or just call in for a coffee and snack in the cafe with the best view on the Coast!

01.01.2022 More good news from the field! As of 22 October, 16 Orange-bellied Parrots (7 males, 9 females) have returned to Melaleuca. These include 7 wild-born birds over... one year of age that have successfully migrated in previous years; 2 wild-born juveniles that were head-started in their first year and have now completed their first migration in their second year; 2 captive-bred adults released at Melaleuca in previous spring releases (one from Priam Australia, one from DPIPWE), and 5 juvenile release birds (1 from 2019 juvenile release from Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, and 4 from a 2020 juvenile release from DPIPWE and Healesville Sanctuary). Further wild returns are expected throughout October and November. DPIPWE released 12 Orange-bellied Parrots at Melaleuca on 6 October 7 males and 5 females from Moonlit Sanctuary and Adelaide Zoo. A further 9 Orange-bellied Parrots were released late last week 5 males and 4 females from Werribee Open Range Zoo and DPIPWE. A third release is planned for late this week and will aim to balance the sex ratio after further wild returns.