Grey-headed Flying-fox Management Strategy for the Lower Hunter Grey-headed Flying-fox

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GHFF Camps in the Lower Hunter Valley

Table B1 Camps in the Lower Hunter

Camp Name	Mapped vegetation type (GHVMv 4)	Vegetation description from site inspection	Recent occupation pattern 2002-2012	GHFF	BFF^#	LRFF^#	Critical to survival	used as camp >50% of last 10 years	max pop >10,000	>2,500 incl females sept-may	Accuracy of location (1=50m)	Disturbance history	Current conflict
Black Hill	MU007 Sandpaper Fig /Whalebone	not verified	not occupied	1	0	0	0	no	na	na	2	Camp was occupied on an annual seasonal basis (summer) prior to approx 1997. Flying foxes were shot at by orchardists in a regular, organised manner. Mining company set and deployed 'bombs' beneath roosting animals in attempts to deter them.	Landowner is now sympathetic, would like to see the animals return and is approachable.
East Cessnock	MU115 Eucalyptus parramattensis / Angophora bakeri / Melaleuca nodosa shrubby woodland in the Cessnock-Kurri Kurri area	Paperbark depression Forest	new camp, seasonality, etc unclear	1	tbc	0	?	new	1	1	1	None	None
Millfield	MU007 Sandpaper Fig / Whalebone Tree warm temperate rainforest	Hunter Valley Dry Rainforest	annual, seasonal (spring-summer)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	None	None - CMA is negotiating with landowner to establish a Voluntary Conservation Agreement over the land as part of their involvement in Hunter Dry Rainforest conservation initiative
Belmont	MU206 Broad-leaved Paperbark / Swamp Oak / Saw Sedge swamp forest on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast and Lower North Coast	as per GHVM v4	not occupied	1	uk	uk	0	no	na	na	2	not known	None
Glenrock	MU071 /MU072 Moist shrubby open forest types dominated by Spotted Gum	not verified	not occupied	1	uk	uk	0	no	na	na	2	not known	None
Blackalls Park	MU200 Swamp Mahogany / Flax-leaved Paperbark Coastal Floodplain Forest of the Central Coast	Not verified	Occupied in large numbers since mid-February 2013. 10,000 est.confirmed 5/3/2013. Reports of earlier occupation by smaller numbers have not been confirmed.	1	uk	uk	new	new	new	yes	2	not known	Camp new, although some conflict evident.
Martinsville	MU010 Jackwood / Lilly Pilly / Sassafras riparian warm temperate rainforest of the Central Coast.	wet gully forest: Bangalow Palm / Sydney Blue Gum / rainforest midstorey including Acmena smithii	pre2007: annual-seasonal (warm months); post-2007: irregular - seasonal (warm months)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	None	Landowners sympathetic to flying foxes, protective of the camp. However, neighbours have approached the owner re: moving the camp. Concerns over water quality have been raised.
Morisset	MU055 Sydney Blue Gum / Lilly Pilly mesic tall open forest of coastal ranges and tablelands escarpment	as per GHVM v4	irregular, seasonal (spring-summer)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	None	None, landowners appreciate the animals as do the neighbours
Hannan St	MU000 Non-native vegetation	private garden planting	short-term, temporary summer 2009-10	1	0	1	0	no	1	1	1	Large numbers of animals occupied trees in a residential garden once in summer 2009 /10, for a short period. Animals were sometimes disturbed with noise, but left this site.	None, not occupied
Lorn	MU000 Non-native vegetation	garden planting, introduced trees	established 2010, appears to be continuous	1	1	0	?	no	1	1	1	A camp existed in Lorn in 1844, however was shot and dispersed. GHFF not present until 2010. Unauthorised disturbance has been reported. OEH grated a s95 certificate for 1 year to trim or remove identified trees. Action not commenced as conditions exclude work during breeding season.	Yes
Blackbutt Res	MU050 Blackbutt / Turpentine / Sydney Blue Gum mesic tall open forest on ranges of the Central Coast	MU050 and also planted warm temperate rainforest	continuous	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	None	None
Throsby	MU229 Grey Mangrove low closed forest	as per GHVMv4	established 2010,	1	?	0	?	new	uk	uk	1	None	None
Anna Bay	MU128 Smooth-barked Apple / Blackbutt / Old Man Banksia woodland on coastal sands of the Central and Lower North Coast	MU206 Broad-leaved Paperbark / Swamp Oak / Saw Sedge swamp forest on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast and Lower North Coast	annual, seasonal (winter-spring)	1	0	1	1	1	1	uk	2	History of shooting, but not for several years	None
Bobs Farm	MU128 Smooth-barked Apple / Blackbutt / Old Man Banksia woodland on coastal sands of the Central and Lower North Coast	MU206 Broad-leaved Paperbark / Swamp Oak / Saw Sedge swamp forest on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast and Lower North Coast	new camp established 2008; annual, seasonal	1	0	0	uk	new	uk	uk	2	None	None
Fullerton Cove	MU229 Grey Mangrove low closed forest	as per GHVM v4	occasional	1	uk	uk	uk	uk	uk	1	2	None	None
Italia Road	MU072 Spotted Gum / Broad-leaved Mahogany / Red Ironbark shrubby open forest	Melaleuca decora / Alphitonia excelsa	not occupied	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	unknown	None, not occupied
Medowie	MU133 Parramatta red gum / Fern-leaved banksia / Melaleuca sieberi swamp woodland of the Tomaree Peninsula	Melaleuca quinquenervia	annual, seasonal	1	uk	uk	1	1	1	1	1	None	None
Raymond Terrace	MU000 Non-native vegetation	planted vegetation, animals roosting in Casuarina glauca	new, established 2010, appears to be seasonal	1	0	0	0	new	0	0	1	None	None
Snapper Is	MU018 Tuckeroo / Lilly Pilly / Coast Banksia littoral rainforest	as per GHVM v4	occasional	1	0	0	0	0	uk	1	2	None	None
Tocal	MU000 Non-native vegetation and MU196 River Oak / White Cedar Grassy Riparian Forest of the Dungog Area and Liverpool Ranges	MU000, MU196 and some additional native planting	new, established 2010, appears to be seasonal	1	1	0	1*	new, established 2010	1	1	1	None	None

* There's evidence that this is a replacement for the long-established Paterson camp and would therefore meet the conditions for 'exceptional circumstances'

^#Uk = unknown, BFF = Black Flying-fox, LRFF = Little red Flying-fox

Table 24.1Vegetation Types Affected by Proposed

LHRS Development

Table C.1 Vegetation Types present in proposed LHRS development areas in GHVMv4 Map Units

GHM_Native	GHM_v4_veg	Native_V_1	Keith_Form	Keith_Class
MU163	94	Angophora costata / Livistona australis / Eucalyptus umbra woodland on Wallarah Peninsular	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU004	70	Acmena smithii / Ficus coronata / Melaleuca styphelioides warm temperate rainforest of the Central Coast and lower Hunter Valley	Rainforests	Northern Warm Temperate Rainforests
MU007	41	Ficus coronata / Streblus brunonianus warm temperate rainforest	Rainforests	Dry Rainforests
MU073	19	Eucalyptus punctata / Angophora floribunda shrubby open forest of the lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU074	962	Corymbia maculata / Eucalyptus fibrosa / Eucalyptus punctata shrub / grass open forest of the Lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU196	2	Casuarina cunninghamiana / Melia azedarach Grassy Riparian Forest of the Dungog Area and Liverpool Ranges	Riverine Forests	Eastern Riverine Forests
MU215	2	Eucalyptus camaldulensis / Casuarina cunninghamiana grassy riparian woodland of the Hunter Valley	Riverine Forests	Eastern Riverine Forests
MU076	17	Eucalyptus amplifolia / +-Angophora floribunda grassy woodland on alluvial floodplains of the lower Hunter	Forested wetlands	Coastal Floodplain Wetlands
MU086	116	Eucalyptus crebra / Eucalyptus moluccana / Corymbia maculata shrub / grass open forest of the central and lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU038	6	Eucalyptus microcorys / Angophora costata / Eucalyptus pilularis shrub / grass tall open forest of the Central and lower North Coast	Wet sclerophyll forests	Northern Hinterland Wet Sclerophyll Forests
MU047	26	Syncarpia glomulifera / Angophora floribunda / Allocasuarina torulosa moist shrubby tall open forest of the Central Coast	Wet sclerophyll forests	North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests
MU050	13	Eucalyptus pilularis / Syncarpia glomulifera / Eucalyptus saligna mesic tall open forest on ranges of the Central Coast	Wet sclerophyll forests	North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests
MU055	1	Eucalyptus saligna / Acmena smithii mesic tall open forest of coastal ranges and tablelands escarpment	Wet sclerophyll forests	North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests
MU061	11	Angophora costata / Syncarpia glomulifera / Eucalyptus pilularis open forest on ranges of the Central Coast	Wet sclerophyll forests	North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests
MU072	1532	Corymbia maculata / Eucalyptus umbra / Eucalyptus fibrosa shrubby open forest	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU101	1115	Angophora costata / Corymbia gummifera / Eucalyptus capitellata / Banksia spinulosa heathy open forest of coastal lowlands	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU117	24	Angophora bakeri / Eucalyptus parramattensis / Persoonia oblongata heathy woodland of the Howes Valley area	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Sand Flats Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU118	332	Eucalyptus haemastoma / Corymbia gummifera / Angophora inopina heathy woodland on lowlands of the Central Coast	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU120	35	Angophora costata / Corymbia gummifera / Eucalyptus haemastoma grass / shrub woodland on lowlands of the Central Coast	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU131	52	Angophora costata / Eucalyptus resinifera / Eucalyptus robusta / Melaleuca sieberi heathy swamp woodland of coastal lowlands	Shrublands	Coastal Swamp Forests
MU197	11	Melaleuca nodosa / Melaleuca linariifolia swamp forest on poorly drained soils of the Central Coast	Shrublands	Coastal Floodplain Wetlands
MU200	71	Eucalyptus robusta / Melaleuca linariifolia swamp forest on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast	Forested wetlands	Coastal Swamp Forests
MU212	2	Melaleuca ericifolia / Baumea juncea swamp shrubland on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast and Lower North Coast	Shrublands	Coastal Swamp Forests
MU229	0	Avicennia marina low closed forest	Mangrove Swamps	Mangrove Swamps
MU082	1273	Corymbia maculata / Eucalyptus fibrosa / Eucalyptus crebra / Eucalyptus moluccana shrub /grass open forest of the lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU116	14	Corymbia eximia / Corymbia gummifera / Eucalyptus capitellata shrub / grass open forest in the Cessnock-Kurri Kurri area	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Hinterland Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU071	76	Corymbia maculata / Eucalyptus umbra / Eucalyptus punctata grass / shrub open forest on Coastal Lowlands of the Central Coast	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU106	23	Angophora costata / Eucalyptus robusta / Eucalyptus resinifera / Livistona australis open forest on lowlands of the Central Coast	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU198	0	Melaleuca nodosa paperbark forest on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast and Lower North Coast	Shrublands	Coastal Floodplain Wetlands
MU199	8	Melaleuca quinquenervia / Eucalyptus robusta / Casuarina glauca / Gahnia clarkei swamp forest of the Central Coast and Lower North Coast	Forested wetlands	Coastal Swamp Forests
MU219	2	Typha orientalis rushland	Freshwater wetlands	Coastal Freshwater Lagoons
MU228	4	Saltmarsh / Estuarine Complex	Saltmarshes	Saltmarshes
MU231	17	Eucalyptus punctata / Eucalyptus tereticornis / Melaleuca linariifolia shrubby open forest on coastal lowlands of the Northern Sydney Basin and Lower North Coast	Forested wetlands	Coastal Floodplain Wetlands
MU102	1	Eucalyptus paniculata / Eucalyptus umbra / Angophora costata coastal headland low open forest of the Central Coast	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU128	26	Angophora costata / Eucalyptus pilularis / Banksia serrata woodland on coastal sands of the Central and Lower North Coast	Dry sclerophyll forests	Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU129	13	Corymbia gummifera / Angophora costata heathy woodland on coastal sands of the Central and lower North Coast	Dry sclerophyll forests	Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU135	2	Leptospermum laevigatum / Banksia integrifolia / Ficinia nodosa low open shrubland on coastal foredunes	Dry sclerophyll forests	South Coast Sands Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU179	12	Themeda australis / Westringia fruticosa grassland on coastal headlands	Maritime Grasslands	Maritime Grasslands
MU182	59	Allocasuarina distyla / Melaleuca Nodosa / Banksia spinulosa Coastal Heath of the Central Coast and lower North Coast	Shrublands	Coastal Headland Heaths
MU183	26	Melaleuca nodosa / Banksia oblongifolia heath on coastal headlands of Central Coast	Shrublands	Coastal Headland Heaths
MU185	13	Banksia aemula / Monotoca scoparia heath on coastal sands of the Central Coast and lower North Coast	Shrublands	Wallum Sand Heaths
MU186	3	Banksia oblongifolia / Melaleuca nodosa / Leptospermum polygalifolium / Leptocarpus tenax wet heath on coastal sands of the Central Coast and lower North Coast	Shrublands	Wallum Sand Heaths
MU188	0	Leptospermum liversidgei / Callistemon citrinus / Xanthorrhoea fulva wet heath on coastal sands of lower North Coast	Shrublands	Wallum Sand Heaths
MU218	96	Paspalum distichum / Eleocharis sphacelata freshwater wetland of the Central Coast and lower Hunter	Freshwater wetlands	Coastal Freshwater Lagoons
MU075	119	Eucalyptus fibrosa / Corymbia maculata / Melaleuca nodosa shrubby open forest of the Lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU083	281	Corymbia maculata / Eucalyptus crebra / Eucalyptus fibrosa shrub / grass open forest of the central and lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU084	105	Corymbia maculata / Eucalyptus crebra shrub / grass open forest of the central and lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU085	197	Eucalyptus crebra / Allocasuarina luehmannii / Eucalyptus moluccana shrub / grass open forest of the central and lower Hunter	Dry sclerophyll forests	Hunter-Macleay Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU115	356	Eucalyptus parramattensis / Angophora bakeri / Melaleuca nodosa shrubby woodland in the Cessnock-Kurri Kurri area	Dry sclerophyll forests	Sydney Sand Flats Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU205	6	Melaleuca biconvexa / Eucalyptus robusta / Livistona australis swamp forest of the Central Coast	Shrublands	Coastal Swamp Forests
MU213	84	Casuarina glauca / Microlaena stipoides grassy riparian forest of the Hunter Valley	Riverine Forests	Coastal Swamp Forests
MU220	16	Spirodela punctata freshwater wetland	Freshwater wetlands	Coastal Freshwater Lagoons
MU130	13	Angophora costata / Eucalyptus pilularis heathy open forest of the Tomaree Peninsula	Dry sclerophyll forests	Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests
MU133	17	Eucalyptus parramattensis / Banksia oblongifolia / Melaleuca sieberi swamp woodland of the Tomaree Peninsula	Forested wetlands	Coastal Floodplain Wetlands

Lower Hunter Foraging Habitat Analysis

Table 24.2

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