Type: | protected |
Moore Park Nature Reserve | |
State: | nsw |
Iucn Category: | IV |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | -28.4372°N 152.8792°W |
Postcode: | 2474 |
Elevation: | 78 |
Area: | 9 ha |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Managing Authorities: | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Url: | https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/Picnic-areas/Moore-Park-picnic-area |
Rainfall: | 950 |
Moore Park Nature Reserve is a small remnant of "dry" rainforest in Northern New South Wales. It lies at the confluence of Findon Creek and the Richmond River. It was once part of a larger rainforest known as Boyd's Scrub. A colony of Flying Foxes lives in the rainforest.
The forest is dominated by a large Moreton Bay Fig. Other canopy species include the Black Bean, Silky Oak, Plum Pine and Native Elm.[2]
This country traditionally belongs to the Githabul Aboriginal people, for whom the rainforest was a very important source of food.[3]