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Irrawong to Ingleside Chase Reserve Track

Irrawong Reserve

 

Irrawong Reserve

Irrawong Reserve

Irrawong Reserve

Irrawong Reserve

Irrawong Reserve

Irrawong Reserve

Location

Garden Street , Warriewood

Type of park:

 

Bushland Reserve

Park Features:

 

Walking Track Medium

Native Birds

Wildflowers

Native Animals

Park is suitable for:

 

Bushwalks

Nearby Facilities:

 

Public Transport

Location & Description

 

Irrawong Reserve occupies an area of approximately 4.5 hectares in the suburb of North Narrabeen, 22 km north of Sydney's CBD. It is located between the Ingleside escarpment to the west and the Warriewood Wetlands to the east, with Garden Street forming the boundary between Irrawong Reserve and the Warriewood Wetlands.

 

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Environmental Projects in the Area

 

Wetland Restoration Project at Warriewood Wetlands and Irrawong Reserve

Walking Tracks & Access

 

Walking Track Map

Walking Track Map & Aerial Photo

Plants

 

Irrawong Reserve contains 3 plant communities:

 

Swamp Mahogany Open Forest with Wet Sclerophyll understorey

Swamp Mahogany Open Forest with Reed understorey

Lilly Pilly Closed Forest

Animals

 

Irrawong Reserve and the adjacent Warriewood Wetlands provide significant habitat for birds.Regionally significant species include the Brown Gerygone which is at its southern limit and the Topknot Pigeon which is a summer migrant and a rainforest vector.

 

Swamp Mahogany is a favoured food tree species of the Koala in the Sydney region. Other mammals recorded there include:

 

The native Swamp Rat (Rattus lutreolus)

Grey-headed Flying Foxes

Sugar Gliders

Brown Antechinus

Common Ringtail Possums

Four snake species recorded in the reserve include Swamp Snake (Hemiaspis signata) and the regionally significant species Carpet Python (Morelia spilota).

 

Special Features

 

Irrawong Reserve contains most significant remaining stand of Eucalyptus robusta (Swamp Mahogany) in the Sydney region;

It's a wildlife corridor linking the Ingleside escarpment to the Warriewood wetlands

It's a site for scientific research and education

It's an educational and recreational resource for the local community

It's a habitat for Koalas and over 90 species of resident and migratory birds

Related Info

 

View location on map

Walking Track Map

Walking Track Map & Aerial Photo

To find out more about Irrawong Reserve, download its Plan of Management

Find out more about Pittwater's amazing Vegetation Communities

See the native animal species lists for Pittwater

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Uploaded on February 14, 2016
Taken on November 28, 2015