Deua is a national park in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, 320 kilometres south of Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, and 100 kilometres east of Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

. The nearest towns on the coast are Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma.

A remote wilderness area of escarpments and gullies, waterfalls, limestone caves

KARST

Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...

, pockets of Pinkwood

Eucryphia moorei

Eucryphia moorei, commonly known as Pinkwood, Plumwood, or Eastern Leatherwood is a tree found in southeastern NSW, Australia. It also occurs just over the border at the Howe Range in Victoria. Pinkwood is the dominant tree species of cool-temperate rainforests of southeastern NSW. Young plants...

 rainforest and outstanding eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

 scenery. Deua is an important refuge for plant and animal species, many listed as threatened.

Flora

Common eucalyptus species include Black Ash

Eucalyptus sieberi

Eucalyptus sieberi, the Silvertop Ash or Black Ash is a common eucalyptus tree of south eastern Australia. The range of distribution is in the higher rainfall areas, from near sea level to high altitude...

, Monkey Gum

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa

Mountain Grey Gum also known as the Mountain Gum, Monkey Gum or Spotted Mountain Grey Gum, is a straight, smooth barked forest tree. Often seen around 20 to 40 metres tall...

, Messmate

Eucalyptus obliqua

Eucalyptus obliqua, commonly known as Australian Oak, Brown Top, Brown Top Stringbark, Messmate, Messmate Stringybark, Stringybark and Tasmanian Oak, is a hardwood tree native to south-eastern Australia....

 and White Ash

Eucalyptus fraxinoides

Eucalyptus fraxinoides, the White Ash is a eucalyptus tree of mountain country of south eastern New South Wales. Eucalyptus fraxinoides is a medium to large tree, usually 20 to 40 metres tall, sometimes with a leaning trunk. The trunk is marked with broad descending coppery coloured scribbles...

. More rare species include the Jilliga Ash

Eucalyptus stenostoma

Eucalyptus stenostoma, the Jillaga Ash is a rarely seen eucalyptus tree of eastern Australia. It grows in remote forests on the tablelands of south eastern New South Wales. Eucalyptus stenostoma is a small to mid sized tree, usually 10 to 20 metres tall, often with a leaning trunk. The tallest are...

 and Mongamulla Mallee

Eucalyptus deuaensis

Eucalyptus deuaensis, the Mongamulla Mallee is a eucalyptus of south eastern Australia. A threatened species, with a rarity rating of 2RCit on ROTAP....

. High altitude rainforests occur in gullies protected from fire. They are dominated by the Pinkwood

Eucryphia moorei

Eucryphia moorei, commonly known as Pinkwood, Plumwood, or Eastern Leatherwood is a tree found in southeastern NSW, Australia. It also occurs just over the border at the Howe Range in Victoria. Pinkwood is the dominant tree species of cool-temperate rainforests of southeastern NSW. Young plants...

, Hard Water Fern and Soft Tree Fern. Other habitats include swamps, bogs, riverside forest, and rocky scrub.

Fauna

Over 106 species of birds and 62 types of mammals have been recorded in Deua National Park. Particularly noteworthy is the high diversity of birds of prey, including the Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

The Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...

 and Powerful Owl

Powerful Owl

The Powerful Owl , also known as the Powerful Boobok, is a species of owl native to south-eastern and eastern Australia, the largest owl on that continent...

. The caves provide maternity sites for a large variety of bats.