Fauna Management Plan v2 - Essence Peregian Beach

Fauna Management Plan v2                                                             NCES REF: J000488
215 David Low Way, Peregian Beach




                                    Plate 2 – Characteristic vegetation within VU1

2.1.2   Vegetation Unit 2 – Grass / Wetland Drain
Vegetation Unit 2 (VU2) occupies a low-lying drainage line which traverses the western boundary
and is host to grasses, sedges and cumbungi (Typha orientalis). Water flows in from the drainage
line running along Rufous Street to the north and causes temporary inundation and wetland
conditions in the north-western corner. VU2 transitions into the Council Reserve and National Park
to the west. Native wetland species present include Philydrum lanuginosum (frogsmouth), Persicaria
decipiens (slender knotweed), Persicaria attenuata and Cyperus polystachyos (bunchy sedge).
Egretta novaehollandiae (white-faced heron), which is a wetland bird species, was observed foraging
in the north-western corner of VU2. The area also provides potential habitat for other wetland bird
species although the area is small and weedy compared to the adjacent Council Environmental
Reserve and National Park. Plate 3 depicts typical conditions within VU2.




                                    Plate 3 – Characteristic vegetation within VU2




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