Yatteyattah Nature Reserve

Yatteyattah Nature Reserve New South Wales
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
File:Myrtle Ebony - yatte yattah.jpg Myrtle Ebony at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve
Yatteyattah Nature Reserve
Nearest town or city	Milton
Coordinates
Established	April 1996 (1996-04)
Area	0.35 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Yatteyattah Nature Reserve
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

The Yatteyattah Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve in the south coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 35-hectare (86-acre) reserve is situated near Milton.

Features

The monzonite based soils, moderate climate and 1,200 millimetres (47 in) of annual rainfall produce a high quality Forest Red Gum forest on the higher plateau. The rainforest is of scientific interest as it is the most significant southerly sub tropical rainforest remnant in Australia.

Significant tree species include Red Cedar, Myrtle Ebony, Deciduous Fig, Citronella, Silver Quandong, Whalebone Tree and Bollygum, many of which are near their southernmost limit of natural distribution. Outstanding also is the display of epiphytic ferns, such as Birds Nest Fern and Elkhorn Fern.

In 1964, a broad swathe was cut through this small forest for electrical power lines, despite the area being surrounded by clear country and declared a protected area.

Gallery

• ForestRed--Yatteyattah.jpg

  Forest Red Gums at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve

• Elaeodendron australe var australe near Milton.JPG

  Red Olive Berry at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve

• Sub-troppo-Yatteyattah.jpg

  sub tropical rainforest at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve. (buttressed dark tree on right is the Australian Red Cedar

• SilverQ-Yatteyattah.jpg

  Silver Quandong at its southern most limit of natural distribution, Yatteyattah Nature Reserve.

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales