Cocoparra National Park
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The Cocoparra National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The Script error: No such module "convert". national park is situated Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Sydney and Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Template:NSWcity.[1] The name of the park comes from the Aboriginal cocupara, or kookaburra.[2]
Features
The park includes a prominent range of hills such as Bingar Mountain, Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level and Brogden Mountain, Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, in an otherwise largely flat landscape. Adjoining the national park to the north is the Cocoparra Nature Reserve. The national park was gazetted in December 1969. The nature reserve was dedicated in 1963 with an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] The Binya-Cocoparra area is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because of its relatively large population (of up to 50 individuals) of the near threatened painted honeyeater, as well as the diamond firetail.[4]
The rugged, robust landscape of the park provides a large number of different habitats.[2]
The climate is semi arid. The vegetation communities reflect this, with wattle, orchids, ironbark and blue-tinged cypress pines.[1]
The geology comprises Upper Devonian sandstones, siltstones and conglomerates.
There are a number of day use (picnic) areas in the park and a campground at Woolshed Flat.
See also
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References
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External links
- NSW Parks and Wildlife Service Cocoparra National Park website
- Online version of Cocoparra National Park Management Plan
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