E. deanei seedlings

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

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

 

 

 

 

History – Spring Wood

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)

Deanei Forest – Birds – Aves

Bird species known to occur in Deanei Forest. Results from Bird surveys in the Deanei Forest are summarised in the following table

Bibliography Key

  •   A – Plan of Management Deanei Forest  – Roger Lembit – May-95
  •   B – Deanei Survey – Graham Turner together with the Bushcare team – 26 Jan 2015
  •   C – Bushcare Conference Bioblitz data – Carol Probets & Graham Turner together with the Bushcare team – 29 July 2017
  •  D – Birding Session – 22 April 2018 – Flora and Fauna Workshop 2 – May 2018
  •  E – Blue Mountains Fauna Project 2018. Records collected from the community to date for Deanei Forest
  •  F – Bionet NSW Wildlife Record

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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)