Protected area in New South Wales, Australia
The
Jindalee National Park
is a
protected
national park
that is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of
Cootamundra
, in the
South West Slopes
region of
New South Wales
, Australia. The northern boundary of the park runs adjacent to the
Burley Griffin Way
.
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History
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Jindalee National Park was initially declared a forest reserve in 1877 and in August 1918 it was reclassified as a
state forest
.
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In January 2011, the park was reserved under the
National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act (2010)
to protect remaining areas of
cypress pine
woodlands, which have been extensively cleared across New South Wales.
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Features
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The park is divided into two portions by a strip of private farmland along Berthong Rd.
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It is characterised by undulating country, dissected by numerous minor drainage lines.
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The state forest had a long history of recreational activity, particularly motorbike use and in later years some mountain bike use.
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Following reservation, all of the existing roads within the park remained open to public vehicle access, however all vehicles are required to be registered and their use confined to the existing formed trails only.
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Flora
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The park consists of several vegetation communities.
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Mugga Ironbark
-mixed box woodland makes up 74 percent of the park, 20 percent is Mugga Ironbark-
Western Grey Box
-Cypress Pine woodland, and 5.8 percent of the park is cleared land.
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0.2 percent of the park is
White Box
-
Yellow Box
-
Blakely’s Red Gum
Grassy Woodland,
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an ecological community classified as
Critically Endangered
in NSW.
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The
pine donkey orchid
, listed as
Vulnerable
in NSW under the
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
,
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occurs within Jindalee National Park.
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Invasive plants found in the park include
St. John's wort
,
Paterson's curse
,
viper's bugloss
,
blackberry
,
apple of Sodom
,
thistles
and
capeweed
.
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Fauna
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Threatened birds recorded in the park include
Swift parrot
,
Regent honeyeater
,
Little lorikeet
,
Brown treecreeper
,
Speckled warbler
,
Black-chinned honeyeater
,
Varied sittella
,
Flame robin
,
Diamond firetail
,
Grey-crowned babbler
,
Hooded robin
,
Little eagle
,
Turquoise parrot
and
Painted honeyeater
.
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Threatened mammals recorded in the park include
Squirrel glider
and
Eastern pygmy possum
.
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Several
introduced pest species
occur, including the
European fox
,
feral cat
and various
deer
species.
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Issues
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Illegal firewood collection and illegal off-road motorcycle and four-wheel drive vehicle use occur within Jindalee National Park.
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See also
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References
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Central West & Orana
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Far West
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Hunter & Central Coast
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Illawarra-Shoalhaven
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New England-North West
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North Coast
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Riverina-Murray
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Southeast & Tablelands
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Sydney & Surrounds
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