Native Species That Call Myall Park Home
As the Garden is a protected haven for both flora and fauna, the opportunities to observe Australian natives occur every day. Offering a living gallery of Australia’s natural heritage, Myall Park invites visitors to slow down, look closely, and discover the birds, reptiles, and plant life that make this landscape so richly alive.
Hectares Protected
Plant Species
Animal Species
Fauna Gallery
From the rustle of lizards in the undergrowth to the flash of feathers in the treetops, Myall Park is alive with native Australian fauna. Keep an eye out for birds, reptiles, and other creatures that thrive in this protected environment. Below is just a glimpse of the wildlife that calls the Garden home. The first five photos are taken by Alan Wigginton.
Flora Gallery
The Garden collection can be viewed in two parts: in-situ and ex-situ. The in-situ specimens are the local species preferring red lateritic acid soil to the brown brigalow soils.
The ex-situ specimens are species preferring arid, semi-arid and dry tropic conditions. Species represented are from many Australian states and territories especially Western and Central Australia.
Within the Garden collection, threatened species are particularly nurtured. Along with these, the following families are represented in both the in-situ and ex-situ specimens: Acanthaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Liliaceae, Malvaceae, Mimosaceae, Myoporaceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae, Proteaceae, Sapindaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, and many more The specimens in the collection are not selected for beautiful flowers. They are selected as they represent the wide diversity of each family.
The Garden collection is unique as it still includes specimens selected by Dave Gordon, George Althofer, Harvey Shaw and others and planted as early as the 1940s. Additionally, hundreds of specimens have planted since the Directors have become involved in 1988. Opened in August 2013, the amazing collection of species representing the Proteaceae family was part funded by the Australian Garden History Society.
