Fenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve

The Fenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The 110-hectare (270-acre) reserve is situated west of Port Macquarie on the Great Dividing Range. The reserve is dominated by warm temperate rainforest. Rainforest occurs between 990 and 1,100 metres (3,250 and 3,610 ft) above sea level. The 20 metres (66 ft) tall canopy is 98% Sassafras and Coachwood.[2]

Fenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve
New South Wales
Large Native Crabapple over the Sassafras and Coachwood canopy in the reserve.
Fenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve is located in New South Wales
Fenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve
Fenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve
Nearest town or cityPort Macquarie
Coordinates31°17′S 152°8.8′E
Area1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteFenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve

In 1994 the reserve was inscribed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia; one of the fifty separate protected reserves and national parks that stretch from Newcastle to Brisbane, clustered around the New South Wales – Queensland border.[3] The entire Gondwana Rainforests was gazetted on the Australian National Heritage List on 21 May 2007[4] under the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1), 2003 (Cth).[5]

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References
  1. Hunter, R. John (December 2004) [2003]. "World Heritage and Associative Natural Values of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia" (PDF). NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (PDF). Government of New South Wales. p. 95. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. Floyd, A. G. Australian Rainforests of New South Wales. Vol. 2. p. 120. ISBN 0-949324-32-9.
  3. "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia: Multiple locations". Culture: World Heritage Centre: The List: World Heritage List. UNESCO. 1994. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. "Determination regarding including World Heritage places in the National Heritage List" (PDF). Special government gazette (PDF). Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Commonwealth of Australia. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2014.


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