Location & Description

Palmgrove Park is a small Reserve located mid slope in a steep sheltered gully with an easterly aspect. It is located in North Avalon. The Reserve is divided by Dress Circle Road.  It is bounded above by Palmgrove Road and below by Bellevue Avenue.

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Environmental Projects in the Area

• Pittwater Spotted Gum Forest Restoration

Walking Tracks & Access

There is a formal track that provides access from Palmgrove Road, down a stepped path with seating, through a play area to Dress Circle Road. The path allows the movement of walkers and school children from The Plateau to the local school, shops and beach.

• Walking Track Map
• Walking Track Map & Aerial Photo

Plants

The upper slopes support Spotted Gum Forest dominated by Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata).

In the lower part, the gentler colluvial slopes near the creekline support Cabbage-tree Forest dominated by Cabbage-tree Palm (Livistona australis).

Animals

The tall spotted gums, which dominate Palmgrove Park, are an abundant winter food source for a range of birds as well as gliders. 

Squirrel gliders are listed as an endangered population on the Barrenjoey Peninsula and an individual was found opposite the Reserve in 1995. 
Another notable feature of the Reserve are the Cabbage-tree Palms which provide food for species such as the Topknot Pigeon.

Special Features

• Palmgrove Park contributes to the landscape quality of Avalon and protects an example of bushland in a similar condition to that which occurred when the area was first visited by Europeans
• it includes examples of significant plant communities, namely Spotted Gum Forest significant in NSW and Cabbage-tree Palm Forest, which is locally significant
• it provides habitat for the Squirrel Glider, listed as an endangered population on the Barrenjoey Peninsula, under the Threatened Species Act
• it acts as a wildlife habitat and is an important part of the habitat and wildlife corridor for faunal movement from the peninsula to the National Park

Related Info

• To find out more about Palmgrove Park, download its Plan of Management.
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• Walking Track Map
• Walking Track Map & Aerial Photo
• Find out more about Pittwater's amazing Vegetation Communities
• See the native animal species lists for Pittwater