Booyong Flora Reserve

Booyong Flora Reserve New South Wales
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
White Booyong located in the reserve
Booyong Flora Reserve
Nearest town or city	Lismore
Coordinates	28°44.6205′S 153°26.90418′E / 28.7436750°S 153.44840300°E / -28.7436750; 153.44840300Coordinates: 28°44.6205′S 153°26.90418′E / 28.7436750°S 153.44840300°E / -28.7436750; 153.44840300
Area	0.13 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

The Booyong Flora Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 13-hectare (32-acre) sub–tropical jungle is situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Lismore and is a remnant of the Big Scrub, of which than less than one percent of the original Big Scrub remains.

Description

The Richmond Birdwing, which may be found in the reserve.

Buttressed roots of a large Francis Water Gum at Booyong Flora Reserve

The red-brown soil is derived from a basaltic flow from the nearby Mount Warning and later volcanic flows from the Nightcap Range.^[1] Average annual rainfall at Lismore is 1,340 millimetres (53 in).^[2]

90 species of rainforest trees have been recorded in this small area.^[1] Significant rainforest tree species include White Booyong, Small-leaved Fig, Olivers Sassafras, Black Bean, Grey Walnut, Blush Walnut, Koda, Red Cedar, White Beech, Pepperberry and Hard Quandong. Rainforest myrtles at Booyong reserve are well represented. The most striking are the large Francis Water Gums; one of which has a 4-metre (13 ft) wide girth.^[3]

A sealed road divides the reserve, with a grassy area in the western corner, surrounded by rainforest. Another grassy area to the north by the railway line also abuts onto the rainforest. After the success of regeneration of areas around Victoria Park Nature Reserve, it is hoped these grassy areas at Booyong will also be regenerated back to their original vegetation.

A colony of Grey-headed Flying Fox lives in this reserve.^[4] The spectacular Richmond Birdwing butterfly may be seen here,^[5] as its food plant grows in this rainforest.

References

1 2 Floyd, A. G. Australian Rainforests of New South Wales. Volume 2. pp. 6, 8. ISBN 0-949324-32-9.
↑ "Lismore averages". Bureau of Meteorology.
↑ "Booyong's Giant Water Gum". ABC News. Australia.
↑ "Lismore Tourism". Booyong Nature Reserve Tourist Drive.
↑ "Database". Richmond Birdwing.org.au.

External links

"Homepage". Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group. 2014.

Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	Cowper Page Richmond

State electorates	Ballina Clarence Lismore Tweed

Local government areas	Ballina Byron Clarence Valley Lismore Richmond Valley Tweed

Major cities	Ballina Byron Bay Casino Grafton Lismore Tweed Heads

Minor towns	Alstonville Bangalow Billinudgel Bogangar Brunswick Heads Evans Head Iluka Kyogle Lennox Head Maclean Mullumbimby Murwillumbah Nimbin Nymboida Ocean Shores Pottsville Suffolk Park Wollongbar Yamba

Rivers	Back Barcoongere Beaury Bielsdown Boundary (Glen Fernaigh) Boundary (Nymboida) Brunswick Clarence Coldstream Coopers Corindi Esk Evans Glen Fernaigh Leycester Little Nymboida Mann Nymboida Orara Oxley Richmond Rous Sandon Sandy Shannon Brook Tweed Wilsons Wooli Wooli

Ranges and mountains	Lamington Plateau McPherson Tweed Tweed Volcano

National parks	Bellinger River Border Ranges Chaelundi Nightcap Nymboida Nymboi-Binderay Richmond Range Tooloom Yabbra

Nature reserves	Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Booyong Broken Head Brunswick Heads Davis Scrub Limpinwood Numinbah Victoria Park

Nature reserves of New South Wales, Australia

Central NSW	Abercrombie Caves Arakoola Avisford Barton Binnaway Boomi Boomi West Borenore Caves Boronga Brigalow Park Budelah Careunga Coolbaggie Copperhannia Dapper Donnybrook Dural Eugowra Freemantle Gamilaroi Girralang Jenolan Caves Kemps Creek Kirramingly Koorawatha Kuma Macquarie Marshes Midkin Munghorn Gap Narran Lake Pilliga Planchonella The Rock Tollingo Turallo Wambool Weetalibah Winburndale Woggoon Wongarbon Yaegl Yarringully

Hunter and Mid North Coast	Awabakal Baalijin Back River Bagul Waajaarr Bandicoot Island Bird Island Bollanolla Boonanghi Boondelbah Boorganna Bowraville Bretti Brimbin Bugan Burning Mountain Bushy Island Camels Hump Camerons Gorge Cedar Brush Coocumbac Island Coolongolook Cooperabung Creek Coramba Corrie Island Coxcomb Darawank Fifes Knob Fishermans Bend Gads Sugarloaf Ganay Garby Goonook Hexham Swamp Jaaningga Jagun Jasper John Gould Juugawaarri Karuah Kattang Khappinghat Khatambuhl Killabakh Killarney Kooragang Koorebang Kororo Lake Innes Limeburners Creek Little Broughton Island Macquarie Mernot Mills Island Moffats Swamp Monkerai Monkeycot Moon Island Moonee Beach Mount Seaview Muttonbird Island Ngambaa North Rock One Tree Island Pambalong Pee Dee Pulbah Island Queens Lake Rawdon Creek Regatta Island Running Creek Seaham Swamp Seal Rocks Skillion Snapper Island Stormpetrel Talawahl The Castles The Glen Tilligerry Tingira Heights Tomalla Towibakh Valla Wallabadah Wallamba Wallaroo Wallis Island Weelah Willi Willi Caves Wingen Maid Wingham Brush Worimi Yahoo Island Yarravel Yessabah

New England Tablelands	Aberbaldie Ashford Caves Bluff River Bolivia Hill Booroolong Burnt-Down Scrub Deer Vale Demon Duval Georges Creek Gibraltar Guy Fawkes River Imbota Ironbark Jobs Mountain Linton Little Llangothlin Mann River Melville Range Mother Of Ducks Lagoon Mount Hyland Mount Mackenzie Mount Yarrowyck Muldiva Ngulin Serpentine Severn River Stony Batter Creek The Basin Tuggolo Creek Watsons Creek Yina

Northern Rivers	Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Ballina Banyabba Billinudgel Boatharbour Booyong Broken Head Brunswick Heads Bungabbee Byrnes Scrub Captains Creek Chambigne Chapmans Peak Clarence Estuary Cook Island Couchy Creek Cudgen Cumbebin Swamp Davis Scrub Flaggy Creek Gumbaynggirr SCA Hattons Bluff Hayters Hill Hogarth Range Hortons Creek Iluka Inner Pocket Julian Rocks Koukandowie Limpinwood Little Pimlico Island Marshalls Creek Moore Park Mororo Creek Mount Neville Mount Nullum Muckleewee Mountain Munro Island North-West Solitary Island North Obelisk North Solitary Island Numinbah Richmond River Sherwood Snows Gully South West Solitary Island Split Solitary Island Stotts Island Susan Island Tabbimoble Swamp Tallawudjah Tuckean Tucki Tucki Tweed Estuary Tyagarah Ukerebagh Uralba Victoria Park Waragai Creek Wilson Wilsons Peak Woodford Island Wooyung

Outback NSW	Big Bush Boginderra Hills Buddigower Cocopara Goonawarra Gubbata Ingalba Jerilderie Kajuligah Kemendok Lake Urana Langtree Ledknapper Loughnan Morrisons Lake Mutawintji Narrandera Nearie Lake Nocoleche Nombinnie Pucawan Pulletop Quanda Round Hill Tarawi The Charcoal Tank Yanga Yathong

South Coast and Highlands	Araluen Badja Swamps Bamarang Barren Grounds Barrengarry Bees Nest Bell Bird Creek Belowla Island Bermaguee Bimberi Binjura Black Andrew Black Ash Bobundara Bogandyera Bondi Gulf Bournda Broulee Island Brundee Swamp Brush Island Burnt School Burra Creek Burrinjuck Cambewarra Range Cecil Hoskins Clarkes Hill Comerong Island Coolumbooka Coornartha Courabyra Cullendulla Creek Cuumbeun Dananbilla Dangelong Devils Glen Downfall Eagles Claw Egan Peaks Ellerslie Five Islands Flagstaff Memorial Good Good Goorooyarroo Gungewalla Hattons Corner Illawong Illunie Ironmungy Jerralong Jingellic Joadja Kangaroo River Kybeyan Meringo Merriangaah Montague Island Mount Clifford Mount Dowling Mudjarn Mullengandra Mundoonen Myalla Nadgee Nadgigomar Narrawallee Creek Nest Hill Ngadang Nimmo Numeralla Oak Creek Parma Creek Paupong Queanbeyan Quidong Razorback Robertson Rodway Saltwater Swamp Scabby Range Scott Stony Creek Strike-a-Light Tabletop Tapitallee Tinderry Tollgate Islands Triplarina Ulandra Undoo Wadjan Wanna Wanna Wee Jasper Wiesners Swamp Wogamia Wollondilly River Woollamia Worrigee Wullwye Yanununbeyan Yaouk Yatteyattah

Sydney and surrounds	Agnes Banks Berkeley Bird Island Castlereagh Central Gardens Cockle Bay Dalrymple-Hay Dharawal Evans Crown Gulguer Lion Island Long Island Manobalai Mulgoa Muogamarra Newington Pelican Island Pitt Town Rileys Island Royal National Park Spectacle Island Towra Point Wallumatta Wamberal Lagoon Wambina Windsor Downs

Protected areas of New South Wales

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Booyong Flora Reserve

Description

See also

References

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