Hayters Hill Nature Reserve Explained

Type:	protected
Hayters Hill Nature Reserve
State:	nsw
Iucn Category:	IV
Relief:	1
Coordinates:	-28.6706°N 188.099°W
Nearest Town Or City:	Byron Bay
Area:	0.08
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Managing Authorities:	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:	http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0582

The Hayters Hill Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 8ha forest remnant is located on high ground some southwest of Byron Bay.

Features and location

The reserve is one of a few small nature reserves including the Andrew Johnston Big Scrub, Victoria Park, Davis Scrub, Boatharbour and Wilsons Peak flora and nature reserves that conserve rainforests typical of the once extensive Big Scrub. The Big Scrub comprised of lowland subtropical rainforest which was largely cleared for agriculture in the late 19th century.^[2]

The reserve is situated on traditional country of the indigenous Arakwal people.^[2]

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales

External links

• Web site: Amendments to the Big Scrub Nature Reserves: Plan of management. PDF. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. July 2006. 1-74122-230-3.
• Web site: Big Scrub Nature Reserves: Plan of management. PDF. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. December 1997. 0-7310-0894-4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hayters Hill Nature Reserve: Park management. Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 22 September 2014.
2. Web site: Hayters Hill Nature Reserve: Plan of Management. PDF. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. 29 October 2013. 21 September 2014. 978-1-74359-343-1.