Lake Parramatta Reserve (Greater Western Sydney)

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Lake Parramatta Reserve is a 73-hectare (180-acre) bushland and parkland reserve located within two kilometres of the Parramatta CBD. The original function of the reserve was to protect the water quality in the Lake as it was Parramatta’s water supply until 1909. The bushland is now recognised as one of the most significant and beautiful bushland remnants in western Sydney.

Lake Parramatta Reserve is the largest bushland remnant surviving in the Parramatta LGA. The bushland is representative of the shale/sandstone environment occurring between the Cumberland Plain and the Hornsby Plateau consequently it has a high level of biodiversity and is regionally significant.

In surveys undertaken in 1990 and 2001 there were 56 species of native birds, 7 species of reptile, 5 frog species and 10 native species of mammal, plus several exotic species of birds and mammals. Epacris purpurescens, Eastern Free-tail bat, Greater Broad-nosed Bat and Grey-headed Flying Fox are endangered plants and animals in the reserve. Regularly sighted in the reserve are Lace monitors, Sugar gliders, Water dragons (photo below) and a profusion of wild flowers.

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