| Burrinjuck Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Burrinjuck Nature Reserve | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Nearest city | Burrinjuck |
| Coordinates | 34°57′27″S148°35′22″E / 34.95750°S 148.58944°E |
| Area | 52.50 km2 (20.27 sq mi) [1] |
| Established | 1984 [2] |
| Governing body | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0560 |
The Burrinjuck Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve on the south west slopes of New South Wales, Australia. The {{convert||area_ha = 5250
The reserve was established in 1984. Initially, it consisted of {{convert||area_ha = 1286
The entire reserve has been subject to bushfire, though some parts of the reserve have experienced fire more often than others. [3] A particularly severe fire in the summer of 1972–1973 burnt around {{convert||area_ha = 16000
The only public facilities in the reserve are the Hume and Hovell Track and a track that leads to the summit of Mt. Barren Jack from Burrinjuck Waters State Park. [2]
Six different forest ecosystems are recognised in the reserve: [2]
Two species listed on the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW) are known to exist in the reserve. The Yass daisy is listed as vulnerable, and the crimson spider orchid is listed as endangered. There are thought to be about 100 crimson spider orchid plants in the reserve, which constitute one of four known populations of the species in New South Wales. [4]
Grevillea iaspicula meets the criteria for listing as Critically Endangered in NSW under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW). [5] Seven sub-populations of the plant are known to occur in the Wee-Jasper–Burrinjuck area; one of these sub-populations is located in the reserve.
3 amphibian species, 9 reptile species, 32 mammal species and 179 bird species have been recorded in the reserve since the late 1970s.
16 animal species known to exist in the reserve are listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW). [2] All are listed as vulnerable. They are the gang-gang cockatoo ( Callocephalon fimbriatum ), turquoise parrot ( Neophema pulchella ), superb parrot ( Polytelis swainsonii ), barking owl ( Ninox connivens ), powerful owl ( Ninox strenua ), brown treecreeper ( Climacteris picumnus ), speckled warbler ( Pyrrholaemus sagittatus ), black-chinned honeyeater ( Melithreptus gularis ssp. gularis), hooded robin ( Melanodryas cucullata ), grey-crowned babbler ( Pomatostomus temporalis ssp. temporalis), olive whistler ( Pachycephala olivacea ), diamond firetail ( Stagonopleura guttata ), spotted-tailed quoll ( Dasyurus maculatus ), yellow-bellied glider ( Petaurus australis ), squirrel glider ( Petaurus norfolcensis ) and the eastern bent-wing bat ( Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis).
