Kirwana Reserve

This 1 hectare reserve has walking tracks, although it is extremely steep. It is part of a wildlife corridor with other isolated reserves found throughout the Montmorency.

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Flora and fauna

The vegetation community is grassy dry forest/box-stringybark woodland, yellow box dominant. There are many species in the reserve, including 2 orchid species, blunt greenhood and nodding greenhood. Other plants include running postman, slender speedwell and hill wallaby grass. It is managed by the Banyule Bushland Management Unit.

Fauna

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Common name	Scientific name
Australian magpie	Cracticus tibicen
Brushtail possum	Trichosurus vulpecula
Common ringtail possum	Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Eastern blue tongue lizard	Tiliqua scincoides
Musk lorikeet	Glossopsitta concinna
Sugar glider	Petaurus breviceps
Tawny frogmouth	Podargus strigoides

Flora

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Scientific name	Common name
Acacia implexa	Lightwood
Arthropodium strictum	Chocolate lily
Bursaria spinosa	Sweet bursaria
Eucalyptus melliodora	Yellow box
Exocarpos cupressiformis	Cherry ballart
Kennedia prostrata	Running postman
Melicytus dentatus	Tree violet
Pterostylis nutans	Nodding greenhood
Pterostylis curta	Blunt greenhood
Rytidosperma erianthum	Hill wallaby grass
Rytidosperma sp.	Wallaby grass

Location

11-13 Kirwana Grove, Montmorency 3094  View Map

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11-13 Kirwana Grove , Montmorency 3094

11-13 Kirwana Grove , Montmorency 3094

Kirwana Reserve