Tarcutta Hills Reserve

About Tarcutta Hills Reserve

Tarcutta Hills Reserve is a 432ha nature reserve on the lower western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in central west New South Wales, Australia. It is 427km south-west of Sydney, close to the Hume Highway, and 15km south of Tarcutta. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA), which purchased it in 1999, and it is listed on the Register of the National Estate. Landscape and biotaTarcutta Hills protects the largest area of intact grassy white box woodland in Australia. It has a high species richness and contains habitat suitable for the threatened turquoise parrot, swift parrot, superb parrot and regent honeyeater. The reserve is part of the South-west Slopes of NSW Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of swift parrots and superb parrots.

Tarcutta Hills Reserve Description

Tarcutta Hills Reserve is a 432ha nature reserve on the lower western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in central west New South Wales, Australia. It is 427km south-west of Sydney, close to the Hume Highway, and 15km south of Tarcutta. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia (BHA), which purchased it in 1999, and it is listed on the Register of the National Estate. Landscape and biotaTarcutta Hills protects the largest area of intact grassy white box woodland in Australia. It has a high species richness and contains habitat suitable for the threatened turquoise parrot, swift parrot, superb parrot and regent honeyeater. The reserve is part of the South-west Slopes of NSW Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of swift parrots and superb parrots.

More about Tarcutta Hills Reserve

Tarcutta Hills Reserve is located at Tarcutta, New South Wales
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