Deua National Park

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Deua National Park
Pinkwood Rainforest in Deua National Park
Pinkwood Rainforest in Deua National Park
Deua National Park (New South Wales)
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Coordinates: 35 ° 58 ′ 27 ″  S , 149 ° 43 ′ 15 ″  E
Location: New South Wales , Australia
Specialty: Rock steps, karst caves, narrow valleys
Surface: 1220 km²
Founding: 1979
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The Deua National Park is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales , 320 kilometers south of Sydney and 100 km east of Canberra . The closest towns are Batemans Bay in the northeast, Moruya in the east and Narooma in the southeast, each on the coast.

The park on the upper reaches of the Deua River , which also forms its eastern border in the lower reaches, is a remote, pristine area in the course of the coastal mountains of New South Wales with rocky steps, narrow valleys, waterfalls, karst caves and eucalyptus forests . Deua National Park is also an important refuge for many plant and animal species, many of which are on the endangered species list.

flora

The common eucalyptus species in the park are the black ash (Eucalyptus sieberi), the monkey gum (Eucalyptus cypellocarpa), the messmate (Eucalyptus obliqua) and the white ash (Eucalyptus fraxinoides). The Jilliga Ash (Eucalyptus stenostoma) and the Mongamulla Mallee (Eucalyptus deuaensis) are less common. Highland rainforest occurs in narrow valleys where it is spared from forest fires. These forest areas are dominated by Pinkwood (Eucryphia moorei), Hard Water Fern (Blechnum wattsii, Fern) and Soft Tree Fern (Dicksonis antarctica, Fern). Other habitats are z. B. swamps, moors, riparian forests and rocky scrubland.

fauna

106 species of birds and 62 species of mammals have been registered in the Deua National Park. Particularly noteworthy are the many birds of prey , e.g. B. the peregrine falcon and the powerful owl (owl). Many species of bats live in the caves.

Gallery images

  • Black Ash in the mountain fog in Deua National Park

  • Jilliga Ash in Deua National Park

  • Big Badja peak in Deua National Park

  • Eucalyptus rainforest in Deua National Park

  • View from Hanging Mountain in Deua National Park

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information sheet (November 2008). National Parks & Wildlife Service