Reptile species known to occur in Deanei Forest.
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- A – Plan of Management Deanei Forest – Roger Lembit – May-95
- F – Bionet NSW Wildlife Record
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Reptile species known to occur in Deanei Forest.
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Frog species known to occur in Deanei Forest.
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In the latter months of 2017, the Deanei Forest Bushcare Group plant 23+ E.deanei seedlings. While the temperature on several days in Dec / Jan peaked over 40C degrees, our little seedlings are thriving.
Several have succeeded in their “attempt to jump the fence !!!”
Etymology of the “Deanei” name.
The name of the Eucalyptus “Deanei” honours a railway engineer in early Australia – Henry Deane. His railway engineering achievements included the construction of the Wolgan Valley Railway. He was a keen amateur botanist.
… read the full history (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Deane_(engineer))
… further information obtained from “Forest Trees of Australia” CSIRO Publishing 1992 pp360
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Shortly after the early explorers Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth together with 3 convicts, 1 kangaroo hunter, 4 horses & 5 dogs, crossed the Blue Mountains, William Cox constructed a road across the Blue Mountains.
In April 1815, Governor Macquarie traveled through the Blue Mountains and rested in Spring Wood ….. he was accompanied by artist John Lewin
Painting of early Spring Wood ….. (State Library of NSW Collection Item)
John Lewin’s painting of Governor Macquarie’s rest stop in Spring Wood
(research by Mike Purtell with John Papanidis)
Bird species known to occur in Deanei Forest. Results from Bird surveys in the Deanei Forest are summarised in the following table
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Thank you to Carol Probets & Graham Turner for sharing their amazing knowledge of Birds of the Deanei.
An issue much discussed was the strong presence of the Bell Miner bird in a part of the Reserve and their interesting association with Lerps. There is a continuing presence of Bell Miner bird population and possible evidence of Bell Miner Associated Dieback in the Forest
For more information on Bell miner associated dieback go to
(links provided by Mike Purtell)
An ongoing record of the Deanei Forest Bushcare Group activities.
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