Mooball National Park

Protected area in New South Wales, Australia

28°23′18″S 153°27′53″E / 28.38833°S 153.46472°E / -28.38833; 153.46472Established1999Area12 km² (4.6 sq mi)Managing authoritiesNational Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)WebsiteMooball National ParkSee alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

Mooball National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, 648 kilometres (403 mi) northeast of Sydney. It is nearby to the town of Mooball and is 10 kilmetres south-east of Murwillumbah.^[1]^[2] It is on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people.^[2]

It was established in January 1999 and covers an area of 1160 hectares and before this time it was managed by Forests NSW as the Mooball State Forest.^[1]^[2]

It is one of the largest lowland rainforests in Australia, and is a refuge for several animal species, where it sits in the predominantly clear Tweed and Brunswick Valleys.^[3]

Native flora and fauna

The park is home to a variety of native plants and within it theirs are at least 17 vulnerable or endangered plats. The endangered plant species present include:^[2]

Cassia brewsteri var. marksiana (Brush cassia)

Dendrocnide moroides (Gympie stinger)
Drynaria rigidula (Basket ferm)
Elaeocarpus williamsianus (Hairy quandong)
Endiandra floydii (Crystal Creek walmut)
Endiandra muelleri subsp. bracteata (Green-leaved rose walnut)
Tarenna cameronii (Cameron’s Tarenna).

The park also supports a number of threatened species including vulnerable mammals.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mooball National Park". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (1 September 2010). "Mooball National Park: plan of management" (PDF). Environment NSW. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "Best Trails in Mooball National Park".