# Sheldon Forest

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{{short description|Forest in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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'''Sheldon Forest''' is a pocket of urban bushland located {{Convert|17|km|mi|0}} north-west of [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Australia](/source/Australia) in a narrow valley between [Turramurra](/source/Turramurra) and [Pymble](/source/Pymble).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/Services_facilities/Basics/Bushwalking_tracks/Sheldon_Forest_Track |title=Ku-ring-gai Council - Sheldon Forest Track |website=www.kmc.nsw.gov.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426211351/http://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/Services_facilities/Basics/Bushwalking_tracks/Sheldon_Forest_Track |archive-date=2013-04-26}} </ref>

Sheldon Forest is of high conservation status because it contains some of the last remnants of the endangered [Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest](/source/Sydney_Turpentine-Ironbark_Forest) (STIF) and [Blue Gum High Forest](/source/Blue_Gum_High_Forest) (BGHF) in the Sydney basin.

Bush regeneration programs have been implemented for many years. Invasive weeds such as [privet](/source/Ligustrum_sinense), [large leave privet](/source/Ligustrum_lucidum), [wandering jew](/source/Tradescantia_fluminensis), [lantana](/source/Lantana_camara) and [camphor laurel](/source/Cinnamomum_camphora) continue to be troublesome.

The historic  1st Turramurra Scout hall  is located at the entrance to the forest from Warragal Road. The hall has been continuously in this location for over 60 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Turramurra Scout Group |url=http://www.1stTurramurraScouts.org.au |accessdate=13 January 2020}}</ref>

==Walking Track==
A walking track meanders through a range of plant communities. As you follow the track through the forest you will notice changes in the plant structure and associations. The change in plant associations occur because the underlying bedrock changes from [shale](/source/shale) to [sandstone](/source/sandstone).

Three major communities will be obvious along your walk. The blue gum tall forest occurs on the ridge tops, while closed (or riparian) forest occurs along the creeks. On the hill slopes, sandstone supports an open forest-woodland community.

The track can be accessed from six locations:
* Warragal Road, Turramurra at the 1st Turramurra Scout hall
*Warragal Road, Turramurra at the end of the road
*Mimosa Oval, Turramurra
*Jubilee Avenue, Pymble
*Kimbarra Road, Pymble
*Troon Place, Pymble

==References==
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Category:Forests of New South Wales
Category:Protected areas of New South Wales
Category:Geography of Sydney

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