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Ilya Avenue Reserve
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Location & Description
Ilya Avenue Reserve is located on the northern side of the cul-de-sac of Ilya Avenue and extends north between two properties to an escarpment. The Reserve covers an area of 0.33ha.
Walking Tracks & Access
There are no formal tracks within the Reserve.
Plants
Above the escarpment, Ilya Avenue Reserve supports Hawkesbury Sandstone Open-Forest dominated by Sydney Peppermint (E. piperita) and Sydney Red Gum (Angophora costata).
A Coachwood Closed-forest occurs along the main creek line, dominated by Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum) and Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera).
Animals
The range of canopy trees present means that blossom is often available for birds and mammals. The thick ground cover, rock outcrops and the creek favour reptiles and frogs. This creek is lined with saw sedge, which provides good refuge for frogs such as the leaf green tree frog.
The threatened Glossy Black-cockatoo may occasionally feed in the Reserve due to the presence of Black She-oak.
Special Features
- Ilya Avenue Reserve contains a perched stand of Coachwood which is considered a regionally significant plant community
- it maintains a continuity of vegetation on the Escarpment with high scenic value to Pittwater
- it protects an example of the bushland of Bayview in a similar condition to that which occurred when the area was first visited by Europeans
- it acts as a stepping stone to aid faunal movement throughout the Bayview/Ingleside bushland
- it is an educational resource and a contact point with nature for residents
Related Info
- View location on map
- To find out more about Ilya Avenue Reserve, download its Plan of Management
- Find out more about Pittwater's amazing Vegetation Communities
- See the native animal species lists for Pittwater