Wildlife Protection Areas
Caring for our pets, protecting our wildlife
Hornsby Shire is characterised by its unique bushland and diverse range of native wildlife. There are over 388 mammals, birds and reptiles and over 1,000 different plant species known to occur in the local bushland.
Council has declared new Wildlife Protection Areas in bushland reserves which are being managed to conserve the unique biodiversity of the region.
Native wildlife is more vulnerable to pets who roam and hunt. As a responsible pet owner you can reduce the number of native animals injured and killed in your area and maintain the safety and health of your pet, by following these simple guidelines.
- Keep your dogs on a leash in designated Wildlife Protection Areas. Stay on designated tracks and utilise Council’s leash-free areas. Owners of dogs found roaming in bushland off leash in Wildlife Protection Areas can incur a penalty of $165 under Section 14 of the Companion Animals Act (1998).
- Council encourages cat owners to keep their cats contained on their property during the day and kept indoors at night. Cats found in a Wildlife Protection Area can be seized and the owner can incur a penalty of $110 under Section 30 of the Act.
- All natural features including native vegetation, bush rock and fallen timber are protected and must not be removed or damaged.
- Dumping of rubbish and garden waste and the use of motor vehicles within these areas is also prohibited.
For more information about Wildlife Protection Areas or responsible pet ownership please call (02) 9847 6853 or donwload Wildlife Protection Areas - 522kb.
Designated Wildlife Protection areas
| Area | Suburb |
|---|---|
| Arcadia Park Bushland Reserve | Arcadia |
| Carrs Bush Conservation Reserve | Arcadia |
| Callicoma Conservation Reserve | Cherrybrook |
| Cherrybrook Lakes Conservation Reserve | Cherrybrook |
| McKinley Place Conservation Reserve | Cherrybrook |
| Upper Pyes Creek Conservation Reserve | Cherrybrook/Castle Hill |
| Lower Pyes Creek Bushland Reserve | Cherrybrook/Dural |
| Galston Gorge Conservation Reserve | Galston |
| Galston Bushland Reserve | Galston |
| Forsters Bushland Reserve | Middle Dural |
| James Henty Park Bushland Reserve | Dural |
| Wisemans Ferry Lookout Bushland Reserve | Wisemans Ferry |
| Singleton Mill Bushland Reserve | Wisemans Ferry |
| Berowra Park Conservation Reserve | Berowra Heights |
| Furber Park Bushland Reserve | Berowra Waters |
| Brooklyn Park Conservation Reserve | Brooklyn |
| McKell Park Bushland Reserve | Brooklyn |
| Mt Kuring-gai Park Bushland Reserve | Mt Kuring-gai |
| Hornsby Park Conservation Reserve | Hornsby |
| Florence Cotton Bushland Reserve | Hornsby |
| Rofe Park Bushland Reserve | Hornsby Heights |
| Dog Pound Creek Conservation Reserve | Hornsby/Westleigh |
| Waitara Creek Conservation Reserve | Normanhurst |
| Azalea Grove Conservation Reserve | Pennant Hills |
| Britannia Street Conservation Reserve | Pennant Hills |
| Pennant Hills Park Conservation Reserve | Pennant Hills |
| New Farm Road Conservation Reserve | West Pennant Hills |
| Corang Road Bushland Reserve | Westleigh |
| Larool Creek Bushland Reserve | Thornleigh |
| Chilworth Conservation Reserve | Beecroft |
| Beecroft South Bushland Reserve | Beecroft |
| Beecroft Conservation Reserve | Beecroft |
| Castle Howard Conservation Reserve | Beecroft |
| Vimera Park | Epping |
| Terry's Creek Bushland | Epping |
