Kindra State Forest Explained

Coordinates:-34.8047°N 147.2048°W
County:New South Wales
Region:Riverina
Country:Australia
Elevation: - [1]
Area:520ha
Established:1974
Authority:Forestry Corporation of NSW[2]
Species:White 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.[2] It is located at Coolamon, New South Wales.[3]

The state forest contains bike and walking trails.[3] In November 2022, it was announced as a finalist in the Keep Australia Beautiful Awards.[4]

Environment

Flora

145 plant species have been recorded within the state forest, of which 99 were native, and 46 were introduced.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[5] 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.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Burrows . Geoff E. . A survey of 25 remnant vegetation sites in the South Western Slopes, New South Wales . Cunninghamia . 1999 . 6 . 2 . 283–314 .
  2. Web site: NSW State Forests. Forestry Corporation. 18 December 2017. 17 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Kindra State Forest . visitcoolamonshire.com.au . Coolamon Shire Council . 16 September 2021.
  4. News: Kindra State Forest a finalist in Keeping Australia Beautiful awards. 2 April 2023. Narrandera Argus. 24 November 2022. en. subscription.
  5. Web site: Regional Forest Assessment: South-western cypress state forests . Natural Resources Commission . 25 March 2023 . 14 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314015006/https://www.nrc.nsw.gov.au/South-western%20cypress%20-%20Assessment%20report%20-%20Map%20book.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Schultz . Mike . Valenzisi . Tracey . 2010. Bird trails of the Riverina and South West Slopes of NSW . PDF. Riverina and South West Slopes Nature-Based Tourism Group. 9 July 2024. 978-0-646-53816-7.