Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature ReserveNew South Wales |
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IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
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 Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve
Location in New South Wales
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| Nearest town or city | Lismore |
| Established | March 1993 |
| Area | 0.21 km2 (0.1 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The Andrew Johnston Big Scrub Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. A subtropical jungle remnant of the Big Scrub, the 21-hectare (52-acre) reserve is approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Lismore. Far less than 1% of the original Big Scrub now remains.
Features
The Reserve's red-brown soil is derived from a basaltic flow from the nearby Mount Warning, and later volcanic flows from the Nightcap Range. Average annual rainfall at Lismore is 1,340 millimetres (53 in).
The Reserve is the largest and most important of the remnants of the Big Scrub. The area previously known as "Big Scrub Flora Reserve" is larger; however, it is not considered part of the genuine Big Scrub further to the south.
Over 170 species of trees, shrubs and vines have been recorded at this reserve.
Significant rainforest tree species include white booyong, rosewood, long jack, red bean, koda, cudgerie, white cedar and black bean.
As at most of the Big Scrub remnants, large Moreton Bay figs are prominent at this reserve. It is also a habitat for the seldom seen marbled frogmouth.
