Salt Pan Cove, New South Wales
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Salt Pan Cove is located on the eastern foreshores of Pittwater
in Newport
. The area can be accessed via Prince Alfred Parade leading south down to the creek and cove via log timber steps.
, Swamp Oak, Forest Oak and Blueberry Ash remain. Squirrel gliders, a threatened species in NSW and an endangered population in Pittwater, have been recorded nearby also.
Pittwater
Pittwater is a body of water extending south from Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia parallel to the coast.The waterway was surveyed by crew members of HMS Sirius in 1788, and named Pitt Water after British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger...
in Newport
Newport, New South Wales
Newport is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Newport is located 31 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, and is part of the Northern Beaches region....
. The area can be accessed via Prince Alfred Parade leading south down to the creek and cove via log timber steps.
Geography
The parent geology is made up of the shales and sandstones of the Newport Formation of the Narrabeen Group. The derived soils are the moderately deep brown, red and gleyed colluvial podzols of the Watagan soil landscape.Flora and fauna
A few habitat trees such as Spotted Gum, Cabbage-tree PalmLivistona australis
The Cabbage-tree Palm is in the Arecaceae family. It is a tall, slender palm growing up to about 25 m in height and 0.35 m diameter. It is crowned with dark, glossy green leaves on petioles 2 m long. It has leaves plaited like a fan; the cabbage of these is small but sweet...
, Swamp Oak, Forest Oak and Blueberry Ash remain. Squirrel gliders, a threatened species in NSW and an endangered population in Pittwater, have been recorded nearby also.
Aboriginal sites
Several Aboriginal middens are located along the muddy foreshore:- An open midden located above South Beach consists mainly of oyster shell
- An open midden located to the north of the Reserve, consists of 70% shells. The shell types include oyster, mussel, cockle and mud oyster.
- An open midden severely eroded by wave action, consisting of oyster, mud oyster, mussels and cockle shell types.
- An open midden, similar to the above site, severely eroded by wave action. Oyster, mud oyster, periwinkle and mussel shell types make up 50% of the midden contents.