Woodland environments
NSW national parks are home to many woodland environments, from the coast to the inland arid deserts. Woodlands differ from denser forest or rainforest areas because of the wider spacing of their trees, which allows more light to enter through the tree canopy. Woodlands support many different types of vegetation and wildlife.
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Woodlands are areas made up of trees, shrubs, vegetation and native grasses. They spread from the coast to the inland arid deserts.
In woodlands, there is far more space between trees, with tree crowns that don’t touch. This space allows light to filter through the tree canopy, which in turn supports different shrubs, vegetation and wildlife than that typically found in denser forests or rainforests.
Woodlands are usually home to several species of eucalypts, typically boxes and red gums. Tree-hollows and seed-bearing grasses and herbs host a variety of birds, including parrots, cockatoos, finches and robins.
Parks in which this environment is found
- Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve
- Blackheath area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Brindingabba National Park
- Cattai National Park
- Everlasting Swamp National Park
- Green Cape area in Beowa National Park
- Gundabooka National Park
- Guula Ngurra National Park
- Hill End Historic Site
- Horton Falls National Park
- Kalyarr National Park
- Katoomba area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Killalea Regional Park
- Kinchega National Park
- Koonaburra National Park
- Kosciuszko National Park
- Langidoon-Metford State Conservation Area
- Leacock Regional Park
- Lower Grose Valley area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Lower Snowy River area in Kosciuszko National Park
- Malabar Headland National Park
- Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area
- Mungo National Park
- Murray Valley National Park
- Murray Valley Regional Park
- Murrumbidgee Valley National Park
- Murrumbidgee Valley Regional Park
- Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park
- Pambula-Haycock area in Beowa National Park
- Paroo-Darling National Park
- Rouse Hill Regional Park
- Sturt National Park
- Thredbo-Perisher area in Kosciuszko National Park
- Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve
- Yanga National Park