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This magnificent mudbrick home with council approved guest accommodation is set on approx. 10 acres (4.047ha) and made from 6000 rammed earth bricks all made on site. The main house offers 3 large bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 rota- loo composting toilets and large open plan living, dining & kitchen. The guest accommodation offers one large bedroom, open plan living, kitchen & dining and 1 bathroom, while both areas feature local new and recycled timbers. There’s a beautifully landscaped ‘positron’ fresh water pool complete with waterfall, lots of entertaining area, lots of birds, lots of wildlife & lots of privacy.

When you arrive at Woodsong Rainforest Retreat you immediately know you are somewhere very special. The mudbrick and timber structures, the feature stone walls, the beautifully landscaped grounds and the absolute privacy are instantly appealing as you are drawn to the front door.

As you enter through timber French doors you step onto a floor of rammed earth bricks and instantly admire the artistic design of this award winning energy efficient mudbrick home. The rammed earth floor blends with ceramic tiles in the large dining & kitchen areas and also extend to the laundry & downstairs toilet. The kitchen is lovely & light, facing north overlooking the landscaped grounds to the forest beyond and offers plenty of cupboard and bench space, large pantry, gas cooktop, electric oven, double sink and dishwasher.

Glide up the lovely timber stairs to the mezzanine area featuring polished timber floors & timber rails overlooking the dining area below. The 3 carpeted bedrooms are up here and they are all large enough for queen or king sized beds with lovely high ceilings, timber windows and delightful views.

The bathroom has a classic clawfoot bath, a large separate shower and generous timber vanity, while the separate composting toilet also offers a hand basin set in an old timber cabinet and plenty of luxurious space. (NB the two composting toilets save around 100,000 litres of water per year).

The guest accommodation has its own independent access and parking can also be accessed via a double lockable door from the bedroom level of the home. It offers one large carpeted bedroom with timber French doors to private courtyard, and a spacious open plan living/dining area complete with slow combustion log burner & tiled floors. The kitchen has adequate bench space and cupboards, gas cooktop, electric oven while the bathroom offers a large glass shower booth, flushing toilet and hand basins. There’s more timber features in here with timber windows, French doors, dado walls, kitchen cupboards, entertainment unit, recycled doors and old bridge timbers for lentils.

Outside is an absolute delight with the double carport set on set on a 92,000 litre inground concrete tanks, doubling as a fantastic covered entertainment area overlooking the property and still ‘connected’ with the house. The fully landscaped ‘positron’ freshwater pool is another world of its own complete with waterfall cascading over feature rocks into this perfectly private 10m pool.

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The birdlife and wildlife is truly abundant and indeed Woodsong Rainforest Retreat has provided a sanctuary to native flora & fauna from domestic species. The wallabies and pademelons are here all round, as are the water dragons, skinks, geckos, bandicoots, possums & gliders. At different times of year you will also experience goannas, lots of frogs, fireflies, a rare blue butterfly, and lots of birds including eastern whip birds, regent bower-birds, satin bower-birds, honeyeaters, kookaburras, tawny frog mouths, wrens, swallows, spangled drongos and lots, lots more.

This unique and beautiful home, together with guest accommodation was completed in 2000/2001 and the wood paneling, architraves, shelves, cupboard doors and skirting are all made from flooded gums cut on the property. The huge iron bark beams in the main house once held the original Urunga rail bridge and are well over 100 years old.  The lintels in the house are former railway sleepers, while the lintels in the guest accommodation are from the original old bridge at Ebor.

In short an amazing property – artistically designed and solidly constructed to create an award winning, energy efficient mudbrick and timber home set privately on  10 acres of rainforest and providing your very own private retreat complete with positron pool, luscious landscaped surrounds, bountiful birdlife and welcome wildlife just 9kms from the heart of Bellingen.

Inspections are by appointment, or come to the open house – to arrange an inspection or make further enquiries please use the contact details below

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