|
|
|
What's
happening In Lane Cove National Park
See
also: Special events
| Events for Friends
| Events for volunteers
NPWS’s
Naturescapes visitor e-newsletter
Naturescapes
is the new quarterly NSW National Parks e-newsletter for visitors.
The newsletter profiles the great activities, events, experiences,
places and camping/accommodation available in our national
parks, with a seasonal flavour and a focus on upcoming opportunities.
We encourage
national park visitors around the state to subscribe to Naturescapes
– they can do so by:
We hope
you enjoy the Autumn edition of Naturescapes, which can be
viewed at the link below:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/naturescapes |
Park
open or closed?
The
NPWS has a section updated daily on bushfires and park closures,
at www.npws.nsw.gov.au/news/firenews.html
You can
contact the Lane Cove park office on 8448 0400 for more
information.
Top
of page
|
|
Wildlife
sightings
(updated 14 September 2008)
Contrary
to rumours that echidnas are no longer to be found in Lane Cove
National Park, they are there. And
not only echidnas!
- Latest
report: late 2009
- Two powerful Owls were
seen on Riverside Drive, actually on the road probably eating
something
- June
2009
- Two brush turkeys seen crossing Kissing Point
Road about 100 m down hill from Boyd St. This was at approximately
7:30 am. Thanks Philip Dowling
- -
1m+ lace monitor (probably
juvenile) crawled out of a gully near the Tourist Park where
a bushcare volunteer was battling weeds, and slid back after
a bit of sunning.
-
-
a pair of Pacific Bazzas at the Delhi Rd Gates,
- a Black Bittern at Cottonwood Glen,
- a pair of Grebes at the weir,
- a Superb Parrot at Wallalong Crescent (seriously!), Brush
Turkeys in several locations,
- Powerful Owls at Commandment Rock,
- Swamp Wallabies on the hill behind the Works depot.
- January
2008 - some fauna sightings from the last few months –
4 wallabies hopping through the bush on the south side of
the river near Fiddens Wharf;
- 2 powerful owls on the river near Avondale Creek, and
near Khartoum Rd;
- Long Neck Tortoises at Thornleigh (in a swimming pool),
Talavera Rd (!) and in the river at a waterhole just upstream
of Deburgs Bridge;
- an echidna at Carters Ck;
- a family of Tawny Frogmouths at River Ave
- baby lace monitors at Jenkins Hall and Tunks Hill;
- Brush Turkey at Durham Cl;
- and a Boobook Owl up Blue Gum Ck.
- 2
red belly black snakes at Morona Ave
- a family of tawny frogmouths from River Ave.
- December
2006 - An echidna was sighted on two occasions in the same
small area of bush close to the creek near the Malton Rd/Kethel
Rd intersection in Cheltenham. It was seen about 2.30pm
(curled up) on Sunday November 12 and again (full frontal!)
at about 3pm on December 7 2006. He seems very much at home!
reports Attica Cox.
- September
2006 - Two echidnas spotted waddling through the bush beside
Riverside Drive (and then across the road), not far from
Porters Bridge. A couple walking along the road said they
often see them in the area.
- Another
was spotted and photographed in September 2004 by Zac Gazzard,
who says he has seen many in the last few months, and thinks
they are becoming more common, possibly as a result of the
fox-baiting programs.
- August
2004 - an echidna was picked up from Lady Game Drive by
a park ranger and deposited in a safe place within the park
boundaries, well away from the main road.
- One
was seen in September, 2002, by walkers on the Great North
Walk somewhere between the weir and de Burghs Bridge.
- October
2001 from Herbert. "There are also Echidnas in Lane Cove
near North Epping. A visitor of mine from Germany just saw
two when she walked through the bush, described the "funny
hatchhog" to me and asked me what it was. There can't be
that many, because I am often in the bush, and have never
seen one."
- Near
the Caravan Park October 2001. Seen by lucky Alison.
- September
2001 near picnic area 36 (Thistlethwayte's). Thanks Lutz
(a volunteer bush regenerator in the Park) and the visitor
who pointed it out.
- September
2000 near the boatshed. Lucky Mark to be able to watch it
for a couple of minutes!
- Another
sighting early in 2000 at the Barakee Picnic area! Thanks
Jenny.
- One
was seen on Fri 5/11/99 in Somerset Park (between Terry's
Creek and Crimea Road), in the Lane Cove River catchment.
Thanks to Bruce for emailing us that news!
Other
sightings of rare and special
fauna
- December
2006: bandicoots have been appearing unfortunately as road
kill along Lady Game Drive in the past few months! They
are obviously increasing!! Thanks Zac for letting us know
and informing LCNP as well.
- a
powerful owl spotted in the Blue Gum High Forest in Dalrymple
Hay Nature Reserve, St Ives, December 2006 (see photo by
Andrew Little)
- June
2005: bandicoot holes spotted at the Little Blue Gum Creek
bushcare site
- a
bandicoot near de Burghs bridge about July / August 2004
(it got trapped during a cat trapping enterprise).
- a
powerful owl high up in a pittosporum at Terry's Creek mid-September,
2004
|
Lace monitor
in typical
'escape from passers-by mode'
|
Not
courtship behaviour at all! This is typical male combat
behaviour, which is seen in male Red-bellied Black Snakes
during the spring season. Males will wrap and twist around
each other aiming to push the body and head of the other
male down. The winner remains in the area and has access
to the local females.
Photo Sam Conway
Tawny
Frogmouth family in River Ave Photo Tony Butteris
Echidna
photographed on Riverside Drive, Lane Cove National Park
in September 2006
Powerful Owl BGHF Photo
Andrew Little
|
For
a full list of fauna species in Lane Cove National Park, go
to
the DEC website survey results
Top
of page
See
also: Special events
| Events for Friends
| Events for volunteers |
|
|
|
