| Prospect Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to the reserve from William Lawson Drive | |
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| Type | Urban park, wildlife park, nature reserve |
| Location | Prospect |
| Coordinates | 33°48′40″S 150°53′11″E / 33.8111°S 150.8864°E |
| Area | 325.3 ha (804 acres) |
| Elevation | 60–120 metres (197–394 ft) |
| Owned by | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Operated by | Sydney Water[1] |
| Status | Open all year |
Prospect Nature Reserve is a nature reserve and recreational area that is situated in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, which incorporates the Prospect Reservoir, and also features picnic spots, lookouts, walking tracks and BBQ areas within the Australian bush.[2] It is located within the Blacktown City local government area, but is also close to the boundaries of Cumberland Council (to the east) and the City of Fairfield (to the south).[3]
One of the largest reserves in Western Sydney, it was established on 28 February 2007, although the picnic areas have been open decades prior to that date. The reserve and its surroundings, including the Eastern Creek landscape, are of significant cultural worth to the Darug people, also having weighty scientific and educational values.[4]
- ^ Prospect Nature Reserve NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- ^ DECCW (Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW)) (2010). Cumberland Plain Recovery Plan, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (NSW), Sydney
- ^ "Prospect Reservoir and surrounding area". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01370. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)) (2005). Recovering bushland on the Cumberland Plain: Best practice guidelines for the management and restoration of bushland. DEC (NSW), Sydney.
