Pulletop Nature Reserve

Pulletop Nature Reserve Mallee at Pulletop

Pulletop is a remnant stand of mallee that includes the last known Mallee Fowl breeding sites in the area(from the 1980's) . The Mallee Fowl are long gone with massive clearing of the surrounding areas, but the 145 hectare site still displays an intersting sample of its type of vegetation.

The reserve is mainly flat with no watercourse. Most of the reserve is a showcase for four mallee species: Eucalyptus dumosa, E. leptophylla, E. socialis and E. gracilis and there is a small stand of Bimble Box in the south west corner.

Bark litter New growth after some spring rains

While there are some kangaroos and echindnas in evidence, most of the fauna is birdlife. Following on from rains, the reserve is alive with the sounds of the woodland birds. The many years of below average rains from 2001-2008 have had an impact on the growth of the vegetation and therefore a flow on effect on the number of species counted.

There are no facilites at the site and visitors should first talk to National Parks in Griffith before visiting.

An orb spider works his web Screeds of bark

Getting there: about 35km north of Griffith on the Rankins Springs Rd. Turn west into Pulletop Rd for about 4kms. Pulletop Rd is a sandy track that hasn't seen a grader since my father-in-law's family farmed the northern paddock in the 1920's. It is impassable in the wet and may remain impassible for some time after. An alternate route is to take Heath's Rd (the previous road to the south) and then follow Pulletop Rd north from its intersection. Please drive to the conditions.

GPS:
S33 57 852
E146 05 237

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