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Gleniffer Reserves - Plan of Management Angel Gabriel Capararo Reserve Broken Bridge Reserve Earl Preston Reserve Arthur Keough Reserve Prepared for Bellingen Shire Council May 2018 Gleniffer Reserves - Plan of Management DOCUMENT TRACKING Item Detail Project Name Gleniffer Reserves - Plan of Management Project Number 17COF-7571 Liz Brown Project Manager (02) 6651 5484 22 Ray McCarthy Drive, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450 Prepared by Liz Brown, Katie Maric Reviewed by Martin Stuart Approved by Martin Stuart Status FINAL Version Number 9 Last saved on 24 May 2018 Clockwise from top left: Never Never River at Earl Preston Reserve (Liz Brown), Never Never Cover photos River at Broken Bridge Reserve (Liz Brown), Brown Cuckoo Dove (Lachlan Copeland), Shiny Fan Fern Sticherus flabellatus (Liz Brown), 9/8/17 This report should be cited as ‘Eco Logical Australia May 2018. Gleniffer Reserves - Plan of Management. Prepared for Bellingen Shire Council.’ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document has been prepared by Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd with support from Louise Faulkner (FCNSW), Anne Walton (NPWS), Tim Scanlon (NPWS), James Birnie (NNCG), Dennis Howard (Glennifer Community Association), Michael Grieve (BSC), Jane Eales (BSC), Carmen Muldoon (BSC) and local residents who shared their knowledge and perspectives. Disclaimer This document may only be used for the purpose for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the contract between Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd and Bellingen Shire Council. The scope of services was defined in consultation with Bellingen Shire Council, by time and budgetary constraints imposed by the client, and the availability of reports and other data on the subject area. Changes to available information, legislation and schedules are made on an ongoing basis and readers should obtain up to date information. 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Template 29/9/2015 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ii Gleniffer Reserves - Plan of Management Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose of the Plan ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Land to which this plan applies..................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Background................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Land classification and categorisation .......................................................................................... 5 1.5 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................... 5 1.6 Legislation, policies and procedures ............................................................................................ 6 1.7 Carrying capacity .......................................................................................................................... 8 1.7.1 Angel Gabriel Capararo Reserve ................................................................................................. 9 1.7.2 Broken Bridge Reserve ................................................................................................................ 9 1.7.3 Earl Preston Reserve ................................................................................................................. 10 1.7.4 Arthur Keough Reserve .............................................................................................................. 10 2 Description of the reserves ..................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Zoning ......................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Reserve areas, locations and uses ............................................................................................ 11 2.3 Biodiversity values ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Angel Gabriel Capararo Reserve ............................................................................................... 13 2.5 Broken Bridge Reserve .............................................................................................................. 13 2.6 Earl Preston Reserve ................................................................................................................. 13 2.7 Arthur Keough Reserve .............................................................................................................. 14 2.8 Threatened flora ......................................................................................................................... 14 2.9 Threatened fauna ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.10 Riparian subtropical rainforest with River Oak emergents on lowland creek flat (BELL_RF04) 17 2.11 Weeping Lilly Pilly dry riparian rainforest (BELL_RF01) ............................................................ 17 2.12 Cultural heritage ......................................................................................................................... 21 2.12.1 Indigenous history ...................................................................................................................... 21 2.12.2 European history ........................................................................................................................ 21 3 Management .............................................................................................................................. 22 3.1 Management objectives .............................................................................................................. 22 3.2 Permitted and prohibited activities ............................................................................................. 22 3.3 Management framework ............................................................................................................. 24 3.4 Management issues and actions ................................................................................................ 27 3.4.1 Angel Gabriel Capararo Reserve ............................................................................................... 27 3.4.2 Broken Bridge Reserve .............................................................................................................. 28 3.4.3 Earl Preston Reserve ................................................................................................................. 28 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD iii Gleniffer Reserves - Plan of Management 3.4.4 Arthur Keough Reserve .............................................................................................................. 28 4 Adaptive management ............................................................................................................. 40 References ............................................................................................................................................. 42 Appendix A Angel Gabriel Capararo Reserve flora species list ....................................................... 43 Appendix B Broken Bridge Reserve flora species list ...................................................................... 45 Appendix C Earl Preston Reserve flora species list .......................................................................... 47 Appendix D Arthur Keough Reserve flora species list ..................................................................... 48 Appendix E Broken Bridge Reserve in-stream works ....................................................................... 49 Appendix F Arthur Keough Reserve in-stream works....................................................................... 50 Appendix G Example of land use and vegetation management zones as adopted at Arthur Keough Reserve ................................................................................................................................................... 51 List of figures Figure 1: Location of the Gleniffer reserves and surrounding study area .................................................. 4 Figure 2: Management areas and stream order in relation to the Gleniffer reserves and surrounds ........ 7 Figure 3: Land zoning of the Gleniffer reserves and surrounds ............................................................... 12 Figure 4: Mapped vegetation including EECs (OEH 2013) of the Gleniffer reserves and surrounds (Table 5). ............................................................................................................................................................. 20 Figure 5: Site features and stream orders of the Angel Gabriel Capararo