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Maralinga Reserve
Location
Maralinga Avenue, Koorangi Avenue ,
Elanora Heights
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Location & Description
Maralinga Reserve is partly a bushland reserve (40%) and partly a developed park (60%). It is 0.94 ha in size and is located between Maralinga and Koorangi Avenues, Elanora Heights.
Walking Tracks & Access
There are no formal walking tracks. The 20 x 50m open grassed field provides for active recreational use as does the grassed informal play area.
Plants
The Reserve supports a Hawkesbury Sandstone Open-Forest and is dominated by Eucalyptus haemastoma and E. piperita.
Animals
Although most of the understorey vegetation has been cleared at Maralinga Park, some natural vegetation along the creekline provides habitat for small reptiles and frogs which could breed in the creek.
Special Features
- it is close to major habitat and Garigal National Park
- it is a “stepping stone” habitat Reserve
- the relatively intact canopy contributes to the landscape quality of Elanora Heights and provides a record of the original landscape and the changes that have occurred
- it provides filtration of residential runoff
- it is an educational resource and a contact point with nature for residents
- it allows urban residents to undertake a range of recreational pursuits
Related Info
- For more information see the Maralinga Reserve Plan of Management.
- Find out more about Pittwater's amazing Vegetation Communities
- See the native animal species lists for Pittwater