Davis Scrub Nature Reserve

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Davis Scrub Nature Reserve
New South Wales
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Ficus macrophylla located in the reserve
Davis Scrub Nature Reserve is located in New South Wales
Davis Scrub Nature Reserve
Davis Scrub Nature Reserve
Nearest town or cityAlstonville
Coordinates28°51.9543′S 153°24.285′E / 28.8659050°S 153.404750°E / -28.8659050; 153.404750
EstablishedMay 1980 (1980-05)[1]
Area0.13 km2 (0.1 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteDavis Scrub Nature Reserve
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The Davis Scrub Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 13-hectare (32-acre) reserve is a sub tropical rainforest remnant of the Big Scrub and is situated at 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level on an undulating high rainfall plain near Alstonville.

The red-brown soil is derived from a basaltic flow from the nearby Mount Warning. Significant rainforest tree species include Moreton Bay Fig, Black Bean, White Booyong, Red Bean, and Purple Cherry. A large Moreton Bay Fig dominates the rainforest horizon.[2]

The reserve is located at an altitude of 165 meters.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "Davis Scrub Nature Reserve: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ Floyd, A. G. Australian Rainforests of New South Wales. Vol. 2. p. 19. ISBN 0-949324-32-9.
  3. ^ "Davis Scrub Nature Reserve reserve, New South Wales, Australia". au.geoview.info. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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