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Nearest town or city
  
Area
  
3 km²

Established
  
1995

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Managing authorities
  
National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW)

Fletchers Glen is a small but very diverse temperate rainforest in Bouddi National Park in New South Wales, Australia. It provides habitat for two threatened plant species — the Magenta Lily Pilly (Syzygium paniculatum) and the Paperbark (Melaleuca biconvexa) as well as the only locally known population of Snowwood (Pararchidendron pruinosum).

Fletchers Glen contains three waterfalls with a creek flowing into Brisbane Water. The reserve has a wide diversity of flora and fauna.

Flora and fauna

Flora species include:

  • Eucalyptus botryoides | Bangalay
  • Acmena smithii | Lilly pilly
  • Ficus coronata | Sandpaper fig
  • Doryphora sassafras | Sassafras
  • Glochidion ferdinandi | Cheese tree
  • Pararchidendron pruinosum | Snow wood
  • Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Bangalow palm
  • Livistona australis | Cabbage tree palm
  • Synoum glandulosum | Scentless rosewood
  • Species of Fauna include:

  • Australian brush-turkey
  • Powerful owl
  • Satin & regent bowerbird
  • Lyrebird
  • Ringtail possum
  • Brushtail possum
  • Crayfish
  • Eastern water dragon
  • Tree snakes
  • References

    Fletchers Glen Wikipedia


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