Burma Road Nature Reserve

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Western Australia}}

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Burma Road Nature Reserve is a conservation area in the City of Greater Geraldton local government area of Western Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=302906|title=Burma Road Nature Reserve|accessdate=5 September 2015|publisher=Australian Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020536/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=302906|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} It lies {{convert|52|km|mi|0}} south of Geraldton and {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} east of Walkaway. It is a C-class reserve and covers an area of {{convert|6889.5|ha|acre|0}} It is predominantly kwongan scrub-heath, typical of the Tathra Vegetation system of Beard and Burns. Almost all the native vegetation within a {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} radius of the reserve has been cleared. There is only 11% of native vegetation remaining in the area (1256.6 km2), of which most is within the reserve.{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/capad2022-terrestrial-wa.xlsx |title=Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary |author= |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |access-date=8 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/dashboard |title=Australian Protected Areas Dashboard |author= |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |access-date=8 September 2023}}

Notable species in the reserve include Grevillea hirtella.

References

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  • {{cite book|title=Flora survey : Burma Road Nature Reserve |author1=Franks, Andrew |author2=Branigan, Simon |author3=Smith, Bayden |year=2006|publisher=Environmental Services Unit, Greening Australia (WA)|location=Perth}}
  • {{cite book |title=Burma Road Reserve report 1988: An ecological study of Burma Road Reserve, Greenough Shire, Western Australia |author1=Foulds, Bill |author2=McMillan, Peter |year=1988 |publisher=Western Australian College of Advanced Education |location=Perth |id=6563629}}

Category:Mid West (Western Australia)

Category:Nature reserves in Western Australia

Category:1963 establishments in Australia

Category:Protected areas established in 1963