- Fletchers Glen
Infobox_protected_area_of_Australia | name = Fletcher's Glen
caption = Main Waterfall
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nearest_town_or_city = Hardys Bay
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area = 3 km²
established = 1995
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managing_authorities = National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW)
official_site =Fletchers Glen is a small but very diverse temperate
rainforest inNew South Wales ,Australia . It provides habitat for two threatened plant species — the Magenta Lily Pilly (Syzygium paniculatum ) and the Paperbark (Melaleuca biconvexa ) as well as the only locally known population of Snowwood (Parachidendron pruinosum ).Fletchers Glen contains three waterfalls with a creek flowing into Brisbane Water. The reserve has a wide diversity of flora and fauna.
Flora and fauna
Flora species include:
*Eucalyptus botryoides | Bangalay
*Acmena smithii | Lilly Pilly
*Ficus coronata | Sandpaper Fig
*Doryphora sassafras | Sassafras
*Glochidion ferdinandi | Cheese Tree
*Pararchidendron pruinosum | Snow Wood
*Archontophoenix cunninghamia | Bangalow Palm
*Livinstonia australis | Cabbage Tree Palm
*Synoum glandulosum | Scentless RosewoodSpecies of Fauna include:
*Bush Turkey
*Powerful Owl
*Satin & RegentBowerbird
*Lyrebird
*Ringtail Possum
*Brushtail
*Possum
*Crayfish
*Eastern Water Dragon
*Tree Snakes
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