[2][7] Wilson Island is an important turtle and bird rookery fringed by a white coral beach and covered with pisonia forest.

[8] The Capricorn silvereye, a small bird endemic to the southern Great Barrier Reef, is present.

From November to March, the island is home to wedge-tailed shearwaters and green turtles laying their eggs.

[9] From January to April, baby green turtles hatch and make their way into the sea, while from June to September, humpback whales can be seen going to and from their winter feeding grounds.

A total of eighteen guests can stay on the island at any given time, with nine tents providing accommodation.