Heathcote National Park

Heathcote National Park.

A rock pool in the park.

Some of the flora within the park

Heathcote is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 34 km southwest of Sydney. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 It lies west of the South Coast Line and the suburbs of Heathcote and Waterfall. The South Coast Line is in the intercity region of Sydney 's CityRail services Heathcote is a Suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waterfall is a small Suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The park has no private vehicular access. Access to the park can be gained from Freeman Road Heathcote^[1]. To locate the walking track you have to enter the park via the local scout hall property, which is located in Freeman Road. The gates are always open and anyone can walk through. The walking track is located at the rear of the property. This rough bush track can be quite hazardous in some areas and caution should be taken whilst hiking. After following the bush track for approximately half an hour, you will come across a wide dirt road. Heading south along this road will take you past some of the many watering holes wear one may wish to go for a dip or take you past some of the many small waterfalls that can be found all the way along. Following this road all the way to end will eventually lead you to Woronora Dam. Woronora Dam collects water from the catchment of the Woronora River, which drains into the dam and then to Georges River. Access to the park can be found at several other vantage points around the Heathcote area. They are normally located in private residential streets around Heathcote. Heathcote is a Suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

1 Landscape
2 Flora
3 Fauna
- 3.1 Fact sheet
4 Gallery
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

Landscape

The park consists of a deeply dissected Hawkesbury sandstone plateau, part of the Woronora Plateau The creek gorges include Heathcote Creek, a tributary of the Georges River. The Georges River is a waterway The sandstone was formed 200 million years ago, and periods of uplift began about 94 million years ago. Each period of uplift caused stream erosion, which cut more deeply into the plateau surface. Heathcote Creek cascades down a number of rock pools and small waterfalls to the Woronora River at the northern end of the park.

Flora

The ridges and drier slopes are covered in forest dominated by angophoras and eucalypts such as bloodwood, greygum, Sydney peppermint, and scribbly gum. Angophora is a genus of ten species of Trees or large Shrubs in the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae) native to eastern Australia. Eucalypts are woody plants belonging to three closely related genera Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora. Grass-trees are common. Low heath growth consists of shrubs, including ti trees, banksias, hakeas, and waxflowers. Gymea lilies and forest oaks grow on the moister slopes. The Gymea Lily ( Doryanthes excelsa) is a Flowering plant indigenous to the coastal areas of New South Wales near Sydney. Blackbutts and grevilleas grow in the Heathcote Creek Valley. Grevillea is a diverse Genus of about 360 species of Evergreen Flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to ^[2]

Fauna

Sugar gliders, ring tail possums, and possibly eastern pygmy possums inhabit both Mirang Creek and Minda Gully. Swamp wallabys are also present. Honeyeaters are often seen, as well as Superb Lyrebirds. The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, The Superb Lyrebird ( Menura novaehollandiae) is a Pheasant -sized Songbird, approximately 100cm long with brown upper body plumage grayish-brown below ^[3]

Fact sheet

Area: 23 km²
Coordinates: 34°07′49″S, 150°58′17″E
Date of establishment: October 1, 1967
Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
IUCN category: II

Gallery

	Gymea Lily

	Heathcote Road heading towards Liverpool. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Gymea Lily ( Doryanthes excelsa) is a Flowering plant indigenous to the coastal areas of New South Wales near Sydney.