Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists
Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists
Stackpoole was once a thriving little place for harvest of Cypress Pine and now barely rates a mention in any documentation of state forests.
But for us, that's not a bad thing. It means that the old growth mallee and cypress grows relatively undisturbed. The reserve is tucked away about 25kms north east of Goolgowi on the Old Hillston Road. It contains remnants of the milling operations and some grazing artifacts. It has been neither grazed nor logged for a considerable period of time and shows off a mature forest as a result. It is a 150 hectare block of red sandy country with an occasional lower patch with melaleuca dominating.
There are a couple of firetrails through the reserve which make for good walking. Because the reserve is not maintained, the firetrails can be blocked by fallen timber. A walk around the perimeter of the main block of the reserve is a cracking 8km, but worth the time and effort.
The Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists have made an annual visit to the reserve in recent years and have collected reasonable lists of birds and flora for the site. Years of low rainfall have, of course, taken their toll. A visitor can be rewarded with lush growth and orchids after a rain event. The reserve is impassible in wet weather.
GPS location:
S 33 50 314
E 145 49 341
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