Fletchers Glen
| Fletcher's Glen New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 Main Waterfall | |
  Fletcher's Glen | |
| Nearest town or city | Hardys Bay |
| Coordinates | 33°31′01″S 151°22′01″E / 33.517°S 151.367°ECoordinates: 33°31′01″S 151°22′01″E / 33.517°S 151.367°E |
| Established | 1995 |
| Area | 3 km² |
| Managing authorities | National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW) |
Fletchers Glen is a small but very diverse temperate rainforest in Bouddi National Park in New South Wales, Australia. It provides habitat for two threatened plant species — the Magenta Lily Pilly (Syzygium paniculatum) and the Paperbark (Melaleuca biconvexa) as well as the only locally known population of Snowwood (Pararchidendron pruinosum).
Fletchers Glen contains three waterfalls with a creek flowing into Brisbane Water. The reserve has a wide diversity of flora and fauna.
Flora and fauna
Flora species include:
- Eucalyptus botryoides | Bangalay
- Acmena smithii | Lilly pilly
- Ficus coronata | Sandpaper fig
- Doryphora sassafras | Sassafras
- Glochidion ferdinandi | Cheese tree
- Pararchidendron pruinosum | Snow wood
- Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Bangalow palm
- Livistona australis | Cabbage tree palm
- Synoum glandulosum | Scentless rosewood
Species of Fauna include:
- Australian brush-turkey
- Powerful owl
- Satin & regent bowerbird
- Lyrebird
- Ringtail possum
- Brushtail possum
- Crayfish
- Eastern water dragon
- Tree snakes
References
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