Yuraygir National Park


Yuraygir is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, located northeast of Sydney. It was created in 1980, a result of the merger and enlargement of two national parks, Angourie and Red Rock National Parks, both of which had been established in 1975. At the time of its establishment in 1980, the park was fragmented, and parcels of land were bought over the following two decades to unite segments into a more contiguous protected area. Sometimes these acquisitions required protracted negotiations with land owners.

Etymology

The name is a phonetic translation of the local indigenous tribe who had lived in the area, and had formerly been transcribed variously as Jeigir, Jiegera, Jungai, Yagir, Yegera, Yegir, Yiegera or Youngai.

Description

Covering of coastline, it is the largest coastal park in New South Wales. The Yuraygir coastal walk traverses the coastline, and takes four days to complete. There are 48 beaches, including the highly regarded -long Shelley Beach.
Thirty species of mammal have been recorded within the park, including the threatened rufous bettong, tiger quoll, brush-tailed phascogale and
squirrel glider. Swamps and wet heath are habitat for the threatened eastern ground parrot and eastern grass owl.
Pests include feral pigs, cats, dogs and horses, and foxes, while problem weeds include groundsel bush, bitou bush, lantana and
slash pine.