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McCarrs Creek Road Foreshore Reserve
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Location & Description
McCarrs Creek Road Foreshore Reserve is located in Church Point. Residences along McCarrs Creek Road border to the south and east, the foreshore of McCarrs Creek near the bus turning area form the northern and western borders. It is 0.46 hectares in size and is near to large areas of bushland in the National Park. It also provides access to the foreshore of Pittwater and McCarrs Creek.
Walking Tracks & Access
Access is from the bus turning area to the north of the Reserve.
Plants
The Reserve supports Spotted Gum Forest (Corymbia maculata).
Animals
Although the understorey is disturbed, this Reserve has tall Spotted Gums which are winter flowering and provide habitat niches for aboreal mammals and birds.
As well as the higher nutrient foliage level in relation to other habitat types, there are also a number of hollow-bearing trees suitable for birds and mammals. Sprouts in dead trees are also important in this manner. The Reserve is likely to be occasionally used by the Powerful Owl as it forages for aboreal mammals.
Special Features
- McCarrs Creek Road Foreshore Reserve contains Spotted Gum Forest which is significant at a State level
- It combines intertidal rocky shore and sandy beach habitat with Open Forest and acts as a stepping stone Reserve to larger bushland areas in the National Park
- It provides foreshore access to McCarrs Creek and Pittwater
- It contributes to the landscape quality of Pittwater Foreshore and is used as a picnic and recreational area in a bushland setting
- It provides a record of the original landscape and the changes wrought by urban development
- It is an educational reserve and a contact point with nature for residents
Related Info
- View location on map
- Walking Track Map
- Walking Track Map & Aerial Photo
- To find out more about McCarrs Creek Road Foreshore Reserve, download its Plan of Management
- Find out more about Pittwater's amazing Vegetation Communities
- See the native animal species lists for Pittwater