Eurobodalla National Park

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Eurobodalla National Park in Dalmeny on the NSW south coast

Eurobodalla National Park is a non-contiguous national park in New South Wales, Australia, 268 km southwest of Sydney spanning from Moruya Heads to Tilba Tilba Lake, 12 km south of Narooma.[1] The park forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots.[2]

Fauna

131 species of birds have been recorded in the park.[3] Many migratory birds use the coastal, estuarine and freshwater habitats of Eurobodalla National Park including the Far Eastern curlew, Eurasian whimbrel, greenshank, turnstone and bar-tailed godwit. Endangered species in the park include the long-nosed potoroo, white-footed dunnart, little tern and hooded plover.[4]

Features

Significant sites within the park are:[5]

  • Wreck of the SS Monaro
  • Pilot station, South Head Moruya
  • Toragy Point cemetery
  • Wreck of the Kameruka
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1080 Beach

See also

References

  1. Eurobadalla National Park – getting there Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine- NSWNP&WS
  2. BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ulladulla to Merimbula. Downloaded from "BirdLife International – conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2014. on 2012-01-02.
  3. "Eurobodalla National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. (2007). Eurobodalla National Park Visitors' Guide.
  5. Eurobodalla National Park – Culture and History Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – NSWNP&WS

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