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Forest in New South Wales, Australia

Kindra State Forest
Geography
LocationNew South Wales, Riverina, Australia
Coordinates34°48′17″S 147°12′17″E / 34.804697°S 147.204846°E / -34.804697; 147.204846
Elevation220 metres (720 ft) - 240 metres (790 ft)
Area520 hectares (5.2 km; 2.0 sq mi)
Administration
Established1974
Governing bodyForestry Corporation of NSW
Ecology
Dominant tree speciesWhite cypress pine, Grey box

Kindra State Forest is a native forest, in the Australian state of New South Wales with a total area of about 520 hectares. It is located at Coolamon, New South Wales.

The state forest contains bike and walking trails. In November 2022, it was announced as a finalist in the Keep Australia Beautiful Awards.

Environment

Flora

145 plant species have been recorded within the state forest, of which 99 were native, and 46 were introduced. The state forest is dominated by white cypress pine. Other large tree species present within the forest include white box, grey box, yellow box, river red gum and bulloak.

Native plant species recorded within the state forest include nardoo, rock fern, small vanilla lily, bulbine lily, early nancy, dusky fingers, waxlip orchid, purple burr-daisy, creeping saltbush, climbing saltbush, showy parrot-pea, green wattle, Mallee wattle, kangaroo thorn, weeping pittosporum, wedge-leaf hop-bush and creamy candles.

Fauna

At least 7 bird species listed under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 have been recorded within the state forest, including Brown Treecreeper, Flame robin, Grey-crowned babbler, Hooded robin, Little eagle and Speckled warbler. Other bird species found in the state forest include white-browed babbler, white-browed woodswallow, masked woodswallow, dusky woodswallow, red-capped robin, eastern rosella, red-rumped parrot, and southern whiteface.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Burrows, Geoff E. (1999). "A survey of 25 remnant vegetation sites in the South Western Slopes, New South Wales". Cunninghamia. 6 (2): 283–314.
  2. ^ "NSW State Forests" (PDF). Forestry Corporation. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Kindra State Forest". visitcoolamonshire.com.au. Coolamon Shire Council. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. "Kindra State Forest a finalist in Keeping Australia Beautiful awards". Narrandera Argus. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Regional Forest Assessment: South-western cypress state forests" (PDF). Natural Resources Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. Schultz, Mike; Valenzisi, Tracey (2010). "Bird trails of the Riverina and South West Slopes of NSW" (PDF) (PDF). Riverina and South West Slopes Nature-Based Tourism Group. ISBN 978-0-646-53816-7. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

External links

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