Indigenous name: Dharug Country
Agnes Banks Nature Reserve is one of four woodland and two lagoon sites that make up the Richmond Woodlands Key Biodiversity Area (KBA).
The other woodland sites are:
Covering 122 hectares, Agnes Banks Nature Reserve was formed on what is believed to be a fluvial sand deposit. The area once covered approximately 600 hectares but only 16% remains due to historical mining operations.
The vegetation in the reserve consists of three ecological communities, reflecting different soil types, which vary from sandy to more alluvial clay and gravel, damper in some areas:
Locate the only entry gate to Agnes Banks Nature Reserve (NR) opposite 59 Rickards Road, Agnes Banks. Parking is along the verges of the road.
View the Birdata Notice board just inside the Nature Reserve to locate the bird survey trail for this location.
This site has no toilets.
As you walk along the survey trail take note of all the birds you see and hear, and of how many of each species. This standardised survey is known as a ‘500m area search’. Click here for detailed instructions on how to survey this site.
Record your bird survey using the Birdata app.
Agnes Banks Nature Reserve is a shared site to encourage repeat surveys. The shared site name in Birdata is Agnes Banks NR AB61.
Learn more about bird surveying.
More than 80 species of birds have been recorded at this site using Birdata. For more information about some of these birds, visit the Bird Profiles.
If you are interested in joining group surveys of the Richmond Woodlands Key Biodiversity Area, contact us via the form on this page.
To save birds, we need reliable data. Birdata is Australia's online national bird monitoring platform. Compiled by professional researchers and citizen scientists, Birdata is Australia's longest running digital database for bird sightings with more than 30 million records (and counting).
Richmond Woodlands is a Key Biodiversity Area important for the Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot.
