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Plants & animals
Vegetation of Woollahra
The Woollahra LGA has approximately 75 hectares of bushland located in nine bushland reserves. three vegetation communities are present containing 311 native plant species, including two threatened and one vulnerable plant species.
The following information describes the original vegetation communities of Woollahra, where these communities were found and where they exist today.
South Head, Vaucluse and Bellevue Hill
Vaucluse Point (Nielsen Park), Point Piper and Darling Point
Rushcutters Bay (to Trumper Park), Double Bay (to Cooper Park), Vaucluse Bay and Parsley Bay
Woollahra Council, in conjunction with Randwick and Waverley Councils, has produced a brochure called Local Native Plants for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, a guide to local species suitable for use in your garden.
Weeds
For information about weeds, the Federal Government has a new site www.weeds.gov.au that brings together a host of information and publications. Another useful link is Weeds Australia, the site of the Australian Weeds Commitee at www.weeds.org.au
Biodiversity
Biological diversity or biodiversity is defined as the variety of all life forms (plants, animals and micro-organisms), the genes they contain and the ecosystems to which they form a part of (National Parks and Wildlife Service 1999). Healthy, functioning ecosystems are necessary to maintain the quality of the atmosphere, climate, fresh water, soil formation, cycling of nutrients and the disposal of wastes. The conservation of biodiversity is a cornerstone of ecologically sustainable development (Environment Protection Authority 1997).
Bushland Walks
Experience and learn about our natural environment on one of our beautiful coastal bushland walks.
View The Coast Walk brochure and map (PDF File: 245kb)
View The Harbour Walk brochure and map (Rose Bay to Watsons Bay) (PDF File: 335kb)
View The Harbour Walk brochure and map (Rushcutters Bay to Rose Bay) (PDF File: 254kb)
Trees
The Woollahra Municipality is well recognised for its tree lined avenues and 'leafy' landscape character. It contains some of the most important concentrations of historic and cultural plantings in the Sydney metropolitan area.