Burrin Burrin Reserve


The Burrin Burrin Reserve is a privately owned nature reserve located in the upper reaches of the Shoalhaven River catchment in the Southern Tablelands region of southeastern New South Wales, Australia. The reserve is situated southwest of Sydney, east of Canberra, and north of Braidwood. The reserve is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia which purchased the property in 1999.

Features

Landscape and vegetation

Burrin Burrin is situated in rugged country on the escarpment of the Great Dividing Range. The vegetation varies from tall, wet, eucalypt forest of ribbon gum and brown barrel on the higher ground down to more open forest of silver-top ash and woodlands of brittle gum.

Fauna

Mammal species present on Burrin Burrin include sugar and squirrel gliders as well as brushtail and ringtail possums. Bird species include the powerful owl and superb lyrebird.