Dharug National Park

Dharug National Park
Coordinates: 33 ° 22 ′ 8 ″  S , 151 ° 3 ′ 6 ″  O
Location:	New South Wales , Australia
Specialty:	Eucalyptus forest, mountain forest, swamps, heather, rainforest
Next city:	Wisemans Ferry
Surface:	152 km²
Founding:	October 1, 1967

The Dharug National Park is a national park in eastern Australian state of New South Wales , 58 kilometers north of Sydney . It is north of the lower reaches of the Hawkesbury River . It is bounded to the west by the Macdonald River , to the northwest by Wights Creek , a tributary of the Macdonald River, and to the northeast and east by Mangrove Creek , a tributary of the Hawkesbury River.

The park was named after the Dharug , a local Aboriginal tribe . In the wilderness of the sandstone mountains one can find numerous different habitats, e.g. B. Blue-Gum - eucalyptus forests , mountain forests , swamps, heathland and rainforest .

In the park you can watch many species of birds such as cockatoos , wombats , snakes and other animals.

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Dharug National Park - Plants, Animals and Landscape . Office of Environment & Heritage. NSW Government