John Colahan Griffin Nature Reserve

The John Colahan Griffin Nature Reserve is a 96 ha conservation reserve in north-central Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It lies 185 km north-west of Melbourne. It was acquired in 2011 by Bush Heritage Australia as a result of a legacy from John Colahan Griffin.^[1]

Description

The reserve lies between St Arnaud Range National Park and Dalyenong Nature Conservation Reserve. It contains old-growth eucalypt woodland, including long-leaved box and yellow gum trees, some of which are very large and likely to be over 300 years old.^[1]

Vegetation communities represented are grassy woodland, heathy dry forest, box-ironbark forest and alluvial terraces herb-rich woodland. Nationally endangered red cross and Stuart Mill spider orchids are present. Animals recorded from the reserve include swift parrots, brown treecreepers, crested bellbirds, painted and black-chinned honeyeaters, fat-tailed dunnarts, lace monitors and woodland blind snakes.^[1]

1 2 3 "John Colahan Griffin Nature Reserve: One man's special gift to future generations". BHA Reserves: Victoria. Bush Heritage Australia. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

Bush Heritage Australia reserves

Beringa Bon Bon Boolcoomatta Brogo Burrin Burrin Carnarvon Station Charles Darwin Chereninup Creek Cravens Peak Currumbin Valley Edgbaston Ethabuka Eurardy Fan Palm Friendly Beaches Goonderoo John Colahan Griffin Kojonup Liffey Valley Monjebup Nameless Sylvan Nardoo Hills Reedy Creek Scottsdale South Esk Pine Tarcutta Hills Yarrabee Wesfarmers Yourka

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