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Quarter Sessions Road Reserve
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Location & Description
Quarter Sessions Road Reserve is located in Church Point above Pittwater Road; there are residences to the east and south and a pathway on the unformed Quarter Sessions Road and a Uniting Church Cemetery to the west. The Reserve is opposite the Church Point General Store and the Public Wharf. It is 0.06 hectares in size.
Walking Tracks & Access
The Reserve is opposite the Church Point General Store and the Public Wharf. There are good views of Pittwater from the Reserve.
Plants
The vegetation in the Reserve is characterised by Spotted Gum Forest with dominant canopy species of Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) and Grey Ironbark (Eucalyptus paniculata).
Animals
This Reserve acts as a local refuge for fauna from the surrounding residential area and provides a good source of nectar in winter flowering Spotted Gums. It provides a 'stepping stone' for fauna moving to areas of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and Scotland Island.
Special Features
- Quarter Sessions Road Reserve contains a small example of Spotted Gum forest considered significant in NSW
- it acts as a stepping-stone Reserve between larger habitats due to its location
- it contributes to the scenic landscape character of Church Point
- it provides a record of the changes wrought by settlement and development on the original landscape
- It protects an Aboriginal site
- it provides a natural setting for the adjacent historic cemetery
- it is an educational resource in a bushland setting and a contact point with nature for residents.
Related Info
- View location on map
- To find out more about Quarter Sessions Road Reserve, download its Plan of Management
- Find out more about Pittwater's amazing Vegetation Communities
- See the native animal species lists for Pittwater