Coordinates: | -34.8047°N 147.2048°W |
County: | New South Wales |
Region: | Riverina |
Country: | Australia |
Elevation: | - [1] |
Area: | 520ha |
Established: | 1974 |
Authority: | Forestry Corporation of NSW[2] |
Species: | White cypress pine, Grey box |
Kindra State Forest is a native forest, in the Australian state of New South Wales with a total area of about 520 hectares.[2] It is located at Coolamon, New South Wales.[3]
The state forest contains bike and walking trails.[3] In November 2022, it was announced as a finalist in the Keep Australia Beautiful Awards.[4]
145 plant species have been recorded within the state forest, of which 99 were native, and 46 were introduced.[1] The state forest is dominated by white cypress pine. Other large tree species present within the forest include white box, grey box, yellow box, river red gum and bulloak.[1]
Native plant species recorded within the state forest include nardoo, rock fern, small vanilla lily, bulbine lily, early nancy, dusky fingers, waxlip orchid, purple burr-daisy, creeping saltbush, climbing saltbush, showy parrot-pea, green wattle, Mallee wattle, kangaroo thorn, weeping pittosporum, wedge-leaf hop-bush and creamy candles.[1]
At least 7 bird species listed under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 have been recorded within the state forest, including Brown Treecreeper, Flame robin, Grey-crowned babbler, Hooded robin, Little eagle and Speckled warbler.[5] Other bird species found in the state forest include white-browed babbler, white-browed woodswallow, masked woodswallow, dusky woodswallow, red-capped robin, eastern rosella, red-rumped parrot, and southern whiteface.[6]