Assessing e Values and Management of the NSW Travelling ... - Land
Assessing e Values and Management of the NSW Travelling ... - Land
Assessing e Values and Management of the NSW Travelling ... - Land
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ASSESSING THE VALUES AND MANAGEMENT OF THE <strong>NSW</strong> TRAVELLING STOCK RESERVE<br />
Case Study 2. The Bends TSR.<br />
The Bends TSR, being Reserve 24159 for Camping, consists <strong>of</strong> 4ha <strong>of</strong> well vegetated<br />
bushl<strong>and</strong>. It is situated on Old Maitl<strong>and</strong> Road 7km NE <strong>of</strong> Cessnock <strong>and</strong> is bounded on<br />
two sides by cleared to semi-cleared freehold l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> remainder joins Werekata<br />
National Park. The reserve is contiguous with a very large parcel <strong>of</strong> protected remnant<br />
native vegetation being <strong>the</strong> NP.<br />
The reserve is currently gazetted under <strong>the</strong> care, control <strong>and</strong> management <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mid<br />
Coast Livestock Health <strong>and</strong> Pest Authority (formerly Maitl<strong>and</strong> RLPB). Correspondence<br />
from <strong>the</strong> former Board indicates that it has had little use for travelling stock in recent<br />
years. Fencing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boundary adjoining <strong>the</strong> road <strong>and</strong> national park is poor to nonexistent.<br />
The environmental values identified on The Bends TSR include it being part <strong>of</strong> a<br />
significant remnant <strong>of</strong> poorly reserved vegetation type with <strong>the</strong> majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> site<br />
containing <strong>the</strong> endangered Lower Hunter Spotted Gum – Ironbark ecological<br />
community. There are two threatened species recorded on <strong>the</strong> eastern boundary <strong>of</strong><br />
this TSR. The site has a Nature Conservation (NC) rating <strong>of</strong> NC1 <strong>and</strong> Environmental<br />
Protection rating <strong>of</strong> EP3.<br />
The recommended l<strong>and</strong> uses for <strong>the</strong> site is to transfer it to <strong>the</strong> NPWS so that is may<br />
be added to Werekata NP via a trusteeship arrangement with DECCW.<br />
Figure 10 – Plan showing “The Bends” TSR <strong>and</strong> adjoining National Park <strong>and</strong> freehold.<br />
REPORT ON METHODOLOGY AND FINDINGS AUGUST 2009 Page 38 <strong>of</strong> 88
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