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Description
Strickland State Forest has dry heath woodland in the north, tall eucalypts on its slopes and lush rainforest in the south. The area has an impressive variety of flora and fauna species, with 350 plants, and more than 110 bird species recorded. Strickland has extensive walking tracks through varying forest types; past waterfalls, under cabbage tree palms and along creeks. Birds you can observe include Wonga Pigeon, Topknot Pigeon, Bassian Thrush, Superb Lyrebird, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Australian Owlet-nightjar, Green Catbird, Satin Bowerbird, Black-faced Monarch, and Bell Miner.
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Strickland State Forest is located on the Central Coast of NSW, less than an hour's drive north of Sydney, south of Newcastle, or a 10-minute drive west of Gosford. Press a P on the map for directions to one of the parking lots.
Picnic facilities are set in a dry eucalypt forest and include picnic tables, a large all-weather shelter, fireplaces and toilets. Extensive and well-built walking trails feature cabbage tree palms, and rainforest vegetation.