Cottan-Bimbang National Park

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Cottan-Bimbang National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)

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Rainforest in Cottan-Bimbang National Park at the Stockyard Creek picnic area
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Cottan-Bimbang National Park
Nearest town or city Walcha
Coordinates 31°21′02″S152°08′02″E / 31.35056°S 152.13389°E / -31.35056; 152.13389 Coordinates: 31°21′02″S152°08′02″E / 31.35056°S 152.13389°E / -31.35056; 152.13389
Established 1999
Area 269 km2 (103.9 sq mi)
Location 443 km (275 mi) N of Sydney
Managing authorities NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Website Cottan-Bimbang National Park
See also Protected areas of
New South Wales
Linospadix monostachya (walking stick palm) Linospadix monostachya.jpg
Linospadix monostachya (walking stick palm)

Cottan-Bimbang is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 443 km [1] north of Sydney and 65 km south east of Walcha and was formerly a state forest. The Oxley Highway crosses the park south of Werrikimbe National Park. Myrtle Scrub Road is a 15 kilometre circuit in the west of the park that connects with the Oxley Highway.

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Flora and fauna

This park is situated on the eastern escarpment with extensive tall old-growth eucalypt forest, rainforest, threatened frog species, yellow-bellied gliders (Petaurus australis) and koalas. 'Cottan-bimbang' is the local Aboriginal word for the walking stick palm ( Linospadix monostachya), which grows in the park's temperate rainforests.

Yellow-bellied glider species of mammal

The yellow-bellied glider, also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria.

Koala An arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.

The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae.. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of 60–85 cm (24–33 in) and weighs 4–15 kg (9–33 lb). Pelage colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. These populations possibly are separate subspecies, but this is disputed.

Linospadix is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is native to New Guinea and Australia.

Blackberries ( Rubus ) are creating a serious weed problem in the park.

<i>Rubus</i> genus of plants in the rose family

Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with 250–700 species.

There is a barbecue area, picnic area and public toilets at Stockyard Creek on the Oxley Highway [2] and a cleared area for picnics next to Cells River on Myrtle Scrub Road. There is a cleared area for camping at Maxwells Flat on the Causeway Road, and a long drop toilet.

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References

  1. Central & North West Road Map, NRMA, 2007
  2. 2008 Guide to NSW National Parks, NSW NPWS