Highlights NSW National Parks Within 45 minutes drive from these four and Wildlife Service bushland parks conserve significant areas of forested habitat essential for some of our best loved wildlife species Coffs Coast bushland and some less common threatened species. Rare lowland rainforest, lush subtropical forest on the NATIONAL PARKS and RESERVES hinterland escarpment, tall eucalypt forest and paperbark swamp forest form a backdrop to peaceful picnic areas, Bindarri National Park interesting and easy walking tracks, bicycle trails and Bongil Bongil National Park forest drives. There is the opportunity to canoe the unspoilt estuaries of Bongil Bongil National Park and to go four- Sherwood Nature Reserve wheel driving up the escarpment in Bindarri National Park. Ulidarra National Park Sample the outdoors, discover hidden waterfalls, stretch your legs, go on a Ranger-guided Discovery tour. There is N.S.W. something for everyone within these parks.

Cultural significance These parks are located in the traditional lands of the Gumbaynggirr Aboriginal people, and many areas carry cultural significance. Bongil Bongil, Bindarri and Ulidarra are Aboriginal names relating to Aboriginal landscape or mythology. Look for Aboriginal interpretive displays at Woolgoolga Creek Picnic Area in Sherwood Nature Reserve and Bindarray Picnic Area in Bindarri National Park. More information

For more information on these parks, please contact:

NPWS Coffs Coast Area 32 Marina Drive, (PO Box J200) Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Phone: (02) 6652 0900 Email: [email protected] White cedar and vine, Sherwood Reserve and vine, Nature White cedar Woolgoolga Creek Picnic Area Picnic Creek Woolgoolga

Published by Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW 59-61 Goulburn Street, . PO Box A290, Sydney South, 1232 Phone: 1300 361 967, web: www.environment.nsw.gov.au © Department of Environment and Climate Change, 2007. Photographs © NPWS

Canoeing on Bonville estuary from Bongil Picnic Area DECC 2007/451 Printed December 2008 COFFS COAST BUSHLAND National Parks and Reserves Getting there SHERWOOD NATURE Sherwood Nature Reserve is 4 km west of Woolgoolga. SHERWOOD Red Rock RESERVE Access is via Woolgoolga Creek Road and Gentle Annie NATURE RESERVE Road.

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