Lester State Forest | |
County: | South Western Slopes |
Region: | New South Wales |
Country: | Australia |
Elevation: | - [1] |
Authority: | Forestry Corporation of NSW[2] |
Species: | White cypress pine[3] |
Lesser Flora: | Grey box, yellow box, Blakely's red gum, river red gum, bulloak, river she-oak |
Lester State Forest is a native forest, located in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The [2] state forest is located approximately south-west of Coolamon, New South Wales.[4]
167 plant species have been recorded within the state forest, of which 104 were native, and 63 were introduced.[1] The state forest is dominated by white cypress pine.[3] Other large tree species present within the forest include white box, grey box, yellow box, kurrajong and bulloak.[1]
Native plant species recorded within the state forest include nardoo, rock fern, small vanilla lily, bulbine lily, early nancy, dusky fingers, common onion orchid, purple burr-daisy, climbing saltbush, showy wattle, woolly wattle, Mallee wattle, golden wattle, hooked needlewood and creamy candles.[1]
At least 9 fauna species listed under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 have been recorded within the state forest.[3] This includes several bird species, such as the brown treecreeper, diamond firetail, grey-crowned babbler and little eagle.[3]