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JENNYFIELD AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

(Launceston), (Nc)

 00o00´S/00o00´W 80ha half native dry and wet forest, undulating ground 300m 
Protected under covenant 
Best Time for visit (time visited)

 

Birding Site Guide

 

Launceston is 20km SE of Bridgenorth, where the reserve is, and Bridgenorth is a scattering of houses with no public transport where the owners can meet you. Launceston airport is 30km away. There is reasonably priced accommodation and food for 4 people at the new house, camping is difficult due to rocky, hilly terrain and lack of facilities. 

There is a network of trails, the longest being a 4 hour walk around the perimmiter of the property, with other around the house. 

Species list 


 

Introduced species

 

Over 80 species have been recorded on the reserve incluing many Tasmanian endemics (*) and Australian endemics (**) see above. 

 

Other Fauna

Mammals include Tasmanian Devil, Platypus, Echidna, Quolls (2 specied), Wombats, Bennet´s Wallaby, Rufous Wallaby (2 species), Brown and Barred Bandicoots. 

There are various snakes and lizards, and a rare amphibian is the Blue & Green Bellfrog (endemic), also present is the threatened Burrowing Crayfish. 

The forest is dominated by 4 species of eucalyptus, in two different forest types classed as dry sclerophyll and wet sclerophyll forests: E. ovata (in swampy areas), E. viminalis (wet areas), E. amygdalina (dry slopes) and E. obliqua( wetter areas). Understorey is diverse and the reserve is one of few localities where an endemic species of Pimelea a herbaceous plant is protected. 

Author: Geof Bromfield This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

 

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