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  • Waratah Mills
    Johnson Park
  • Pigott Street
  • Davis Street
  • Little Street
  • Cadigal Reserve
  • Lord Road
  • Richard Murden Reserve

Little Street

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The Site
This site is a thin strip of land up to 10m wide that runs along the eastern side of the rail corridor between Nelson and Little streets in Dulwich Hill.
It was partially planted and maintained by a neighbour and a couple of volunteers for 20 years before being accepted as an official bushcare site by Transport NSW. About a third of the site is yet to be weeded, mulched and planted.

What’s there
Some non-indigenous native trees were originally planted and some still survive. The older section of the site has had a number of mature wattles die and this area needs replanting. Some of the site is densely planted with shrubs up to 3m tall, which provides good habitat, and a young bandicoot was seen adjacent to this area in July 2012. The site has always been used by Superb Fairy-wrens and has been home to the native Nomia bees.

Access
Access will be via a gate from Little St when Transport NSW fences the site

Threats and Opportunities
  • IWEG is waiting for the area to be licensed to Marrickville Council and fencing by Transport NSW before more bushcare work can proceed.
  • Several species of weeds, including couch, Kikuyu bamboo, balloon vine and Madeira vine, are problems here.

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