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BLUE MOUNTAINS ESCARPMENT
SITE No: ESC1
DATE: MARCH/APRIL 1991
MAP No: 6460-72,-74,-81
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP: PENRITH
LOCALITY: ESCARPMENT SOUTH OF LAPSTONE PLACE TO GLENBROOK CREEK. EAST OF THE RAILWAY TO THE NEPEAN RIVER
ZONING: RURAL 'A1' I.D.O. 93 RECREATION I.D.O. 2
GEOLOGY: RICKABYS CREEK GRAVELS HAWKESBURY SANDSTONE
SOIL ASSOCIATION: HAMMONDVILLE
VEGETATION CLASS: HAWKESBURY SANDSTONE WOODLAND |
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SITE DESCRIPTION:
Steep sandstone escarpment area occupying prominent scenic position above and along the Nepean River from Glenbrook Creek to near Lapstone Place. Predominantly sandstone community vegetation of eucalypt woodland with closed canopy moist gully flora in sheltered areas. Edges adjoining residential areas are being affected by urban runoff to varying degrees with exotic weed infestation occurring along drainage lines.
SPECIES:
Eucalyptus eximia
E. gummifera
E. piperita
E. punctata
Callicoma serratifolia
Elaeocarpus reticulatis
Angophora costata
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Backhousia myrtifolia
COMMENTS:
As part of the broader escarpment landscape including the Nepean Gorge and the Blue Mountains National Park this area has significant conservation status.
SIGNIFICANCE RATING: 1
PREVIOUS STUDIES:
SOURCE:
Penrith City Council, Penrith City Remnant Native Vegetation Survey, August 1995.
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