In Australia , Lower North Shore refers to the northern suburbs of Sydney adjoining Sydney Harbour. The three bodies of water that surround the Lower North Shore are Lane Cove River on its western border, Sydney Harbour on its south side, and Middle Harbour on its east. The Lower North Shore borders the Upper North Shore when the Lane Cover River and Middle Harbour are at their closest.
15-518: Lower North Shore may refer to: Lower North Shore (Sydney) , a collection of suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Basse-Côte-Nord , a previous equivalent territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. See also [ edit ] North Shore (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
30-654: Is home to hundreds of parks and reserves, including Sydney Harbour National Park and the Lane Cove National Park . Local sportsgrounds include North Sydney Oval , the region's largest in capacity, followed by Chatswood Oval . Major waterways in the region include Port Jackson , the Lane Cove River, the Parramatta River , Middle Harbour and the many creek systems that branch out from these main aquatic lifelines. The Lower North Shore
45-665: Is located within metropolitan Sydney , in New South Wales , Australia . The 670-hectare (1,700-acre) national park is situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district and features various vegetation types, such as, wet and dry sclerophyll forest, heathland , mangroves and tidal flats . The park consists of land near the banks of the Lane Cove River , which flows generally south-east into Sydney Harbour . It also extends to
60-516: Is the location of Kirribilli House and Admiralty House , the official residences in Sydney of the Prime Minister of Australia and Governor-General of Australia respectively. This article related to the geography of Sydney is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lane Cove National Park The Lane Cove National Park is a protected national park that
75-481: The local government areas of Municipality of Mosman , City of Willoughby , Municipality of Lane Cove , and North Sydney Council . The Lower North Shore, in this narrow sense, roughly corresponds with the Parish of Willoughby , a cadastral unit used for land title purposes. When the regional name is used in a wider sense, the suburbs of Hunters Hill , Gladesville , Woolwich and Huntleys Point , which lie west of
90-633: The Lane Cove River, are sometimes also considered part of the Lower North Shore, although more often the term North Shore applies to the suburbs between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River. The Lower North Shore suburbs adjacent to the water are Longueville , Northwood , Neutral Bay , Greenwich , Waverton , Wollstonecraft , Mosman , Cremorne , Lane Cove , Lavender Bay , McMahons Point, Milsons Point , Cammeray , North Sydney , Chatswood , Artarmon , Willoughby , Crows Nest , Riverview , Castlecrag , and Northbridge . The region
105-573: The freshwater breeding grounds upstream of the weir. Fishing is allowed in parts of the Lane Cove River as per restrictions managed by Department of Primary Industries . The Lane Cove National Park is popular with walkers, joggers and cyclists. The Lane Cove River Tourist Park , operated by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service , is located within Lane Cove National Park. Friends Of Lane Cove National Park V
120-477: The outskirts of Pennant Hills and Wahroonga at its northern boundaries. The park includes areas of land which are part of Ku-ring-gai , Ryde , and Hornsby local government areas with small areas of the park in Willoughby , Lane Cove and Hunter's Hill local government areas on the banks of the lower reaches of the river. The park is surrounded on all sides by developed suburban areas and except for
135-510: The park include grass-trees , smooth-barked apples , old man banksias , flannel flowers , scribbly gums , and Wonga Wonga vines . See Friends of Lane Cove National Park list of what's flowering in the park. The park is home to a variety of native bird species, including brushturkeys , kookaburras , superb fairywrens , crimson rosellas , sulphur-crested cockatoos , rainbow lorikeets , and eastern whipbirds . Non-native birds such as common mynas and red-whiskered bulbuls also occupy
150-439: The park which was then called Lane Cove Regional Park. Various nearby areas of undeveloped government land near the river upstream and downstream from the central area including an area around Pennant Hills Park has also been added to the national park. It was then renamed Lane Cove National Park in 1992. See history for further information. A fish ladder has been constructed next to the weir to enable Australian bass to access
165-493: The river behind the garden nursery on Lane Cove Road . A weir was constructed in the 1930s near Fullers Bridge which converted the middle section of the river from tidal salt-water to a fresh-water area with constant water level suitable for recreational use in rowing boats and canoes. This area was managed by a trust and was called Lane Cove River Park. In 1982, the Government of New South Wales took over direct control of
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#1732772219237180-525: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lower_North_Shore&oldid=1219480140 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lower North Shore (Sydney) Lower North Shore encompasses suburbs belonging to
195-439: The upper northwestern region is never more than a kilometre wide. Much of the park is of fairly rugged terrain on the slopes of the river valley and covered by dense bush. The characteristics of the bush vary depending upon soils and topography. Parts of the park are affected by weed infestations, such as Fiddens Wharf and Fairyland . The central section of the park, between De Burghs Bridge on Ryde Road and Fullers Bridge ,
210-480: Was formed after the 1994 bushfires and runs volunteer bushcare groups through the park areas. The group also sources grants for bushland regeneration works. The main walking track along the Lane Cove River forms part of the Great North Walk from Sydney CBD to Newcastle . This track incorporates a number of old tracks that were, in many cases, old logging trails. Common native plant species throughout
225-583: Was set aside as a park in the 1920s and developed with picnic areas interspersed in the bush along the banks of the river. The majority of these picnic areas are located between the Fuller's Road bridge and the road that leads towards the Tourist Park. North of this point the area becomes more rugged and there are no picnic areas until the Tunks Hill (previously known as Tunks Farm) area which is away from
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