TOWRA POINT NATURE RESERVE
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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Towra Point looking east
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Towra Point is not only the most significant wetland in the Sydney region but is also important at a national and international level as well.
Towra Point Nature Reserve is managed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
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Last Updated: 3 October, 2001
Towra Point is a major breeding, feeding and
roosting site for threatened bird species. 34 migratory bird species
have been recorded using the Reserve including the Japanese Snipe
pictured right.
TPNR also has important cultural values. Three
Aboriginal sites have been recorded within the Reserve. Towra Lagoon,
which is adjacent to Towra Beach, probably provided freshwater for
Aboriginal communities, and was mapped by James Cook in 1770.
The
dominant habitats within the Reserve are saltmarsh and open woodland.
The Reserve is surrounded by large areas of mudflat, mangroves and
seagrass beds. These are habitats of high conservation significance
within the region. Towra includes 50% of the remaining mangroves in
Sydney and most of the saltmarshes remaining in the Sydney region