Agnes Banks Nature Reserve
Agnes Banks Nature Reserve is a 123-hectare bushland reserve at Agnes Banks in western Sydney, managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Its standout feature is guided spotlight tours on a 2 km route of flat unsealed trails, where visitors may see gliders, owls and microbats after dark.
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About Agnes Banks Nature Reserve
Spotlight Tours and Trails at Agnes Banks Nature Reserve
NSW National Parks runs guided spotlight tours through Agnes Banks Nature Reserve on a route of 2 km of flat unsealed trails. Night visitors on the tour may see the vulnerable squirrel glider, the feathertail glider and the sugar glider. The tour also gives a chance to spot tawny frogmouths, sooty owls and several kinds of tiny microbats. The route is flat and its trails are unsealed.
Woodland and Sand Habitat at Agnes Banks Nature Reserve
Agnes Banks Nature Reserve protects remnants of Cumberland Plain woodland in western Sydney. Its sand deposits support a woodland community that is not known to occur elsewhere, and the reserve holds species usually found on coastal sand. Rare and threatened plants recorded in the reserve include Persoonia nutans, Petrophile sessilis and Dillwynia tenuifolia. The reserve was proclaimed in 1982 after a long dispute over sand extraction.
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Getting to Agnes Banks Nature Reserve
Agnes Banks NSW 2753, between Windsor and Richmond in the City of Penrith, western Sydney.
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- 📍Windsor
- 📍Richmond
Frequently asked questions about Agnes Banks Nature Reserve
Can visitors see wildlife at Agnes Banks Nature Reserve?
Yes, the guided spotlight tours may show squirrel gliders, feathertail gliders, sugar gliders, tawny frogmouths, sooty owls and tiny microbats.
Are there guided tours at Agnes Banks Nature Reserve?
NSW National Parks runs guided spotlight tours through the reserve on a 2 km route of flat unsealed trails.
Who manages Agnes Banks Nature Reserve?
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service manages the reserve, which lies in the City of Penrith.
What habitat does Agnes Banks Nature Reserve protect?
It protects remnants of Cumberland Plain woodland and a sand-deposit woodland not known to occur elsewhere.