Sea Acres Rainforest Nature Reserve - Australian Subtropical Rainforest Mural

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This fine and detailed 3 metre mural was commissioned by Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie and was collaboratively painted by 2 artists - Jo Davidson & Tertius, first going on exhibition as part of the "Natural Wonders of the Hastings Valley" exhibition which opened on 18th March and ran till the 14th May 2008.

Here is a list of Widlife in Sea Acres from the NSW National Parks Wildlife Atlas.

Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie is a remnant subtropical rainforest virtually in the centre of Port Macquarie. Surveys conducted by Alex Floyd and others have located over 265 plant species within the reserve boundaries.
Sea Acres is a must visit place if you are in the area with expert guides available to ensure that your visit is both enjoyable as well as educational.
This wonderful mural is in the visitors centre and It shows many of the species you may find as you walk on the elevated 1.3km boardwalk through the tranquil rainforest.

The following is from the Sea Acres Plan of Management

PLANTS
Three floristic types of rainforest have been classified within the reserve. The greatest species diversity and development occurs in the sub-tropical rainforest along the creek and protected slopes and moist easterly aspect of the valley. Typical species are the bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana), giant water gum (Syzygium francisii), native tamarind (Diploglottis australis), yellow carabeen (Sloanea woollsii) and many laurel and myrtle species. Research is presently being undertaken on the reserve to determine the age of the bangalow palms.
Littoral rainforest with typically salt-tolerant species, stunted forest height and windsheared crowns is found on the exposed seaward slopes. Species diversity on these exposed slopes is relatively low, with only 50 species being recorded. The more
common species are gap axe (Arytera divaricata), tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), red olive berry (Elaeodendron australe), yellow tulip (Drypetes australasica), large mock olive (Notelaea longifolia) and flintwood (Scolopia braunii).
A dry rainforest association with greater species diversity is found on the western aspect of the coastal ridge between the beach and the creek. Gap axe (Arytera ddivaricata) and black apple (Planchonella australis) are the most common species.
The remainder of the reserve includes sites of open coastal heath on the exposed seaward slopes with open sclerophyll forest on the western upper slopes and ridges.
The heath vegetation is dominated by coast banksia (Banksia integrifolia) with stands of screw palm (Pandanus pedunculata) and horsetail she-oak (Casuarina equisetifolia) jutting from steep locations along the coastal scarp. The open forest is
characterised by coastal blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis), tallowood (E. microcorys), flooded gum (E. grandis) and the red and pink bloodwoods (E. gummifera and E. intermedia). Necklace pod (Sophora tomentosa) which is uncommon on the NSW north coast is found at its southern limit within the reserve.

My Note - Acronychia littoralis is also reportedly at its southern limit here.

WILDLIFE
The nature reserve provides valuable habitat for a diversity of wildlife. Twenty one mammal species, over 100 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles, 6 frogs and numerous invertebrates including a rare freshwater snail (Fluvidona sp.) known only from this location have been recorded to date. Four species found in the reserve are presently on the endangered fauna list. These are the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), rose-crowned fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina), wompoo fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus) and glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami).

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A Piece of History Gone as at Dec 30th 2022
Those of you who have admired this wonderfuly educational mural at Sea Acres National Park shop will be very disappointed to hear that a decision was taken in late 2022 to remove the mural from the wall.
Surprised to see it gone at my visit on 30th December 2022, I asked the question had it been taken down due to renovations. The answer - "it had mould so it was removed" permanently.
Was it to be replaced, the answer - "not sure what will replace it". So, we watch this space and I'm sure whatever eventually replaces it will be well worth travelling to Port Macquarie to see.
For now at least, it lives on here on Flickr as my most viewed image, Currently at the beginning of 2024 having had 84,418 plus views.

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Taken on: June 2, 2010

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