Deua-Nationalpark

The Deua National Park is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of New South Wales, 320 kilometers south of Sydney and 100 km east of Canberra. The nearest towns are Batemans Bay in the northeast, east and Moruya Narooma in the south east, respectively on the coast.

The park at the headwaters of Deua River, which also forms its eastern border in the lower reaches, is a remote, unspoiled area in the course of the coastal mountains of New South Wales with rock steps, narrow valleys, waterfalls, caves and eucalyptus forests. The Deua National Park is an important refuge for many plant and animal species, many of which are on the list of endangered species.

Flora

The usual eucalyptus species in the park are the Black Ash (Eucalyptus sieberi ), the Monkey Gum (Eucalyptus cypellocarpa ), the Messmate (Eucalyptus obliqua ) and White Ash (Eucalyptus fraxinoides ). More rarely we find the Jilliga Ash (Eucalyptus stenostoma ) and the Mongamulla Mallee (Eucalyptus deuaensis ). Highland rainforest occurs in narrow valleys, where he will be spared from forest fires. These forest areas are of Pink Wood ( Eucryphia moorei ), Hard Water Fern ( Blechnum wattsii, fern ) and Soft Tree Fern (Dick Sonis antarctica, fern ) dominates. Other habitats such as Swamps, bogs, riverine forests and rocky scrubland.

Fauna

106 bird species and 62 mammal species have been recorded in Deua National Park. Particularly noteworthy are the many birds of prey, such as the peregrine falcon and the Powerful Owl ( Owl). In the caves, many species of bats live.

Gallery Images

Jilliga Ash in Deua National Park

Big- Badja summit in Deua National Park

Eucalyptus rain forest in Deua National Park

View from Hanging Mountain in Deua National Park

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