Guy Fawkes River National Park

Guy Fawkes River National Park
Guy Fawkes River National Park
Coordinates: 29 ° 57 ′ 47 ″  S , 152 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	New South Wales , Australia
Specialty:	Narrow river valleys, waterfalls
Next city:	Ebor, Armidale
Surface:	1,059.37 km²
Founding:	June 1972
Guy Fawkes River National Park

The Guy Fawkes River National Park is a national park in the northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales , 560 km north of Sydney , 80 km northeast of Armidale and 50 km northwest of Dorrigo .

The national park is home to more than 40 different vegetation communities, 28 threatened plant species, 24 threatened animal species and important areas with primary forest . The Guy Fawkes River tumbles over the Ebor Falls from the Northern Tableland . There are spectacular examples of river valleys and wild gorges, especially in the valley of the Guy Fawkes River, which is deeply carved into the plateau, along an old fault fold. The wild, narrow valleys of the Aberfoyle River , Sara River and Henry River also run through the park.

history

In the 1970s, the Bicentennial National Trail (hiking trail commemorating the 200-year history of Australia) was planned on the route of an old cattle drive along the west bank of the Guy Fawkes River.

Brumbies had lived in what is now the national park since the 1930s. Many of them were descended from Saladin's horses , which can be seen from the pale color of their fur. In October 2000, at the instigation of the New South Wales National Parks & Wildlife Service to protect native flora and fauna, over 600 Brumbies were shot from a helicopter in Guy Fawkes River National Park . Over 400 horses have been captured and removed from the park since the campaign began. 200 of them were later sent home.

Web links

Commons : Guy Fawkes River National Park  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Wikivoyage: Guy Fawkes River National Park  - Travel Guide

Guy Fawkes River National Park . NSW Environment & Heritage Office

Individual evidence

1. ^ NSW Wilderness Red Index . ColongWilderness.org.au ( Memento of July 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ The Land Magazine (June 19, 2008). P. 3