Currys Gap State Conservation Area, Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve and Doctors Nose Mountain Nature Reserves Plan of Management

Currys Gap State Conservation Area, Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve and Doctors Nose Mountain Nature Reserve are located on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, south west of Tenterfield. Currys Gap State Conservation Area covers an area of 227 hectares, Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve is 141 hectares in size, and Doctors Nose Mountain Nature Reserve is 66 hectares.

Date
1 December 2011
Publisher
Office of Environment and Heritage
Type
Publication, Plan of management, Final
Status
Final
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISBN 978-1-74293-441-9
  • ID OEH20110973
  • File PDF 283KB
  • Pages 25
  • Name currys-gap-mount-mackenzie-doctors-nose-mountain-plan-of-management-110973.pdf

The reserves contain relatively undisturbed high elevation old growth open forest. In addition to a number of regionally uncommon flora species, an endangered species of mintbush was recently rediscovered in Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve after 100 years of being thought extinct. The reserves also contain 2 endangered ecological communities, New England Peppermint Woodland and White Box Yellow Box Blakely's Red Gum Woodland, and 5 threatened fauna species.

Related documents

Map 1: Map of the planning area (PDF 332KB)
This map shows the planning area for the Currys Gap State Conservation Area, Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve and Doctors Nose Mountain Nature Reserve