Also in Springbrook National Park, luminous mushrooms of the Mycena species glow green on summer nights.

BBC: Exploring Queensland??s rainforest hinterland

Lookouts along the Springbrook plateau offer sensational views, but one of the best is the aptly named Best of All Lookout from where you can see the once-buried volcanic plug, Mount Warning (1, 156m) across the border in New South Wales.

BBC: Exploring Queensland??s rainforest hinterland

For an unforgettable experience, take a night walk to the arched cave and waterfall at Natural Bridge under the western ramparts of the Springbrook plateau, which is alight with fairy-like blue-green lights given off by the millions of bioluminescent glow worms that line the cave roof and the steep earth banks along the rainforest path.

BBC: Exploring Queensland??s rainforest hinterland