Bretti Nature Reserve

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Bretti Nature Reserve
New South Wales
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Small-leaf fig growing beside Thunderbolts Way in the reserve
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Bretti Nature Reserve
Nearest town or city Gloucester
Coordinates 31°43.998′S151°53.121′E / 31.733300°S 151.885350°E / -31.733300; 151.885350 Coordinates: 31°43.998′S151°53.121′E / 31.733300°S 151.885350°E / -31.733300; 151.885350
EstablishedJanuary 1999 [1]
Area29.02 km2 (11.2 sq mi) [1]
Managing authorities NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Website Bretti Nature Reserve
See also Protected areas of
New South Wales

The Bretti Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located near the Barrington Tops in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The 2,902-hectare (7,170-acre) [1] reserve is situated approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Gloucester. Flora includes wet sclerophyll eucalyptus forest and rainforest. It is most often viewed on a drive along the Thunderbolts Way. The locally rare wompoo fruit dove may be heard in rainforest areas.

State park protected area managed at the federated state level

State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational potential. There are state parks under the administration of the government of each U.S. state, some of the Mexican states, and in Brazil. The term is also used in the Australian state of Victoria. The equivalent term used in Canada, Argentina, South Africa and Belgium, is provincial park. Similar systems of local government maintained parks exist in other countries, but the terminology varies.

Nature reserve protected area for flora, fauna or features of geological interest

A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. Nature reserves may be designated by government institutions in some countries, or by private landowners, such as charities and research institutions, regardless of nationality. Nature reserves fall into different IUCN categories depending on the level of protection afforded by local laws. Normally it is more strictly protected than a nature park.

Barrington Tops is part of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales between Gloucester and Scone.

The reserve is part of the Curracabundi Group, a network of wilderness and other protected areas along the Great Eastern Escarpment of the Great Dividing Range which, combined, contributes significantly to the aim of the initiative to connect and conserve mountain ecosystems running the length of eastern Australia. [2]

Great Dividing Range mountain range in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria

The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest land-based range in the world. It stretches more than 3,500 kilometres (2,175 mi) from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through New South Wales, then into Victoria and turning west, before finally fading into the central plain at the Grampians in western Victoria. The width of the range varies from about 160 km (100 mi) to over 300 km (190 mi). The Greater Blue Mountains Area, Gondwana Rainforests, and Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Areas are located in the range.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bretti Nature Reserve". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. "Statement of Management Intent: Curracabundi Group" (PDF). Office of Environment and Heritage (PDF). Government of New South Wales. June 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.