The Tyagarah Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve protects 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) of coastline between Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads and has a total size of 875 hectares (2,160 acres).[1][2]
It protects six endangered ecological communities including coastal saltmarsh and swamp sclerophyll forest. There are also 33 threatened plant species that occur or are known to occur there including stinking cryptocarya, red lilly pilly and green-leaved rose walnut.[3]
The reserve is on the lands of the Bundjalung nation who are its custodians and it is of great importance the Arakwal people to whom it holds spiritual and cultural significance.[3][2] The name Tyagarah comes from the Yugambeh–Bundjalung language word Targourah and is the word for 'open grass country' and/or 'camping ground'.[4][5]
Use
editThe Tyagarah Nature Reserve is a popular place for whale watchers, particularly in spring when humpback whale mothers pass through when travelling from the Great Barrier Reef to Antarctica.[6]
Tyagarah Beach, within the reserve, was designated a clothing optional beach by the Byron Shire in 1998 but this status was removed 30 August 2024 following complaints about inappropriate behaviour; no viable alternatives were found.[7][8][9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Tyagarah Nature Reserve". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (8 May 2020). "Tyagarah Nature Reserve Plan of Management". NSW Environment and Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Tyagarah Nature Reserve | Learn more". NSW National Parks. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Tyagarah (place name)". NSW Geographical Names Board. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc (2019), Labels and landmarks: The many meanings of Brunswick Valley place names, Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc, p. 87, ISBN 978-0-9585921-9-2
- ^ "Tyagarah Nature Reserve | NSW Holidays & Accommodation, Things to Do, Attractions and Events". www.visitnsw.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Naturist says Byron Bay nudist beach closure unlikely to stop visitors stripping down". ABC News. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Lovejoy, Hans (3 July 2024). "Nudity to be banned at Tyagarah by NPWS". Byron Shire Echo. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Kurmelovs, Royce (30 June 2024). "Byron Bay is to be stripped of its nudist beach – and naturists blame 'conservative creep'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.