Indigenous name: Dharug Country
Castlereagh 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 490 hectares, and formerly a state forest, Castlereagh Nature Reserve has been managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service since 1995. The site is part of a wildlife corridor that links to the Windsor Downs Nature Reserve, and there is a rich diversity of vegetation.
There are three ecological communities at this site including:
This survey site has two starting points for the same bird survey area.
The western entry gate is opposite One World Spares, Auto Parts Store “Wreckers Yard” 557 Old Northern Road (A9), Londonderry where there is limited roadside parking.
The eastern entry gate is at the junction of Spence Road and Llandilo Road, Berkshire Park where there is a lot of off-road parking.
Both starting points lead to the same triangular trail within the Nature Reserve. The central triangular part of both bird trails includes Barbaras Trail, Herb Trail and Powerline Trail. Each trail has its own small starting trail before linking with the central trails of this bird Survey site. There are Birdata Notice boards located just inside the Nature Reserve at both starting points.
View the Birdata Notice board just inside the Nature Reserve to clarify 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. 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.
Castlereagh Nature Reserve has a shared site to encourage repeat surveys. The shared site name on Birdata is Castlereagh NR CR66.
Learn more about bird surveying.
More than 100 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 Richmond Woodlands KBA, 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.
