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Mackerel Reserve
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Location & Description
Mackerel Reserve is a portion of the escarpment and footslope defining the western limit of the coastal and estuarine zone of Mackerel Beach occupying 0.9ha adjacent to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. View on map
Walking Tracks & Access
The steep nature of this Reserve, and residential properties extending down slope of the Reserve to the foreshore, limit public access. The Reserve however does provide a scenic backdrop of natural bushland for the village of Mackerel Beach.
Plants
Mackerel Reserve supports vegetation of Newport Bangalay Woodland, where Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa), Star-hairs (Astrotricha sp.) and False Bracken Fern (Calochlaena dubia) are common in the understorey.
Animals
Mackerel Reserve provides good habitat for fauna with a variety of habitat components. The Cabbage-tree Palms, the nearby Swamp-oaks and the Eucalypts encourage diversity and provide year-round food availability. Its location adjacent to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park increases its value for native fauna.
Special Features
- Mackerel Reserve protects a foreshore bushland area with mature habitat trees and acts as an extension of bushland areas in the National Park
- it provides a scenic backdrop to Mackeral Beach, and contributes to the landscape quality of the Pittwater foreshores
- it provides a record of the original landscape
- it is an educational resource and a contact point with nature for residents.
Related Info
- View location on map
- To find out more about Mackerel Reserve, download its Plan of Management
- Find out more about Pittwater's amazing Vegetation Communities
- See the native animal species lists for Pittwater