Kattang Nature Reserve Explained

The Kattang Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, on the eastern coast of Australia. The 68ha reserve is situated from Laurieton, south of Port Macquarie and east of the Pacific Highway, near .^[2]

Features

The reserve has a variety of different vegetation communities, such as exposed headlands, dry eucalyptus woodland, wet and dry heathland. Two small littoral rainforest patches remain, they are floristically similar to those at Sea Acres National Park not far to the north.^[3] There is speculation that the extremely rare Scented Acronychia grows at Kattang.^[4] Perpendicular Point has cliffs that descend suddenly to the sea below. Bushwalking is popular, particularly in late winter and early spring when the abundant wildflowers are in season.

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales

External links

• Web site: Kattang Nature Reserve: Plan of Management. PDF. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. 18 August 2005. 1-74122-064-5.
• Web site: Kattang Nature Reserve. Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kattang Nature Reserve: Park management. Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 27 September 2014.
2. Web site: Kattang Nature Reserve: How to get there. Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 15 September 2012.
3. Book: Floyd, A. G.. Alexander Floyd. Australian Rainforests in New South Wales. 2 . 1990. 0-949324-32-9. 56 .
4. Web site: Kattang Nature Reserve Fire Management Plan. PDF. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. 15 September 2012.