Coastal Sandstone Gallery Rainforest

Coastal Sandstone Gallery Rainforest is a warm-temperate rainforest is found on sandy alluvium or rocky streams in deep protected sandstone gully systems across the greater Sydney region. These are rainforests of low species diversity compared to more complex rainforests associated with richer soils. The array of vines and climbers that are common in other rainforest assemblages are absent here. Instead, the ground cover is an open cover of ferns amongst sandstone boulders and fallen logs. It occurs in higher rainfall zones greater than 900mm per annum.

This community grows in sheltered gullies, slopes and hillsides on Hawkesbury Sandstone. In the Ryde Local Government Area the remaining pockets of Coastal Sandstone Gallery forest can be found along Terrys Creek, Kittys Creek and the Lane Cove River.

Native Species List

Location in City of Ryde