Leigh Landscape Planning

Landscape Plans for Eastern Zone - Victorian Volcanic Plan Bioregion - May 2003

The Landscape Plan for the Leigh Landscape Zone is published as a component of this document (above). Only sections relevant to the Leigh Landscape Zone are shown below.

Leigh Landscape Plan

This Landscape Plan for the Leigh Landscape Zone - May 2003, was produced in collaboration between J. Ross - Environmental Consultant - New Zealand; K. Lowe, C. Boyle & A. Moorrees - Parks, Flora, Fauna Division, DSE.

The Leigh Landscape Zone consists of undulating volcanic plains, with a wide gorge formed by the Leigh River. Average annual rainfall varies markedly from the south (511mm at Bannockburn) to north (750mm north of Mt Mercer). The former vegetation was predominantly Plains Grassland and Plains Grassy Woodland and although the majority of vegetation in the region has been cleared for agriculture, a number of areas of native vegetation remain on both public and private land. A number of highly significant remnants occur in cemeteries, on road and rail reserves and other public land sites. The majority of land is freehold with only a small number of conservation reserves and streamside reserves. The zone supports several highly threatened vegetation communities and important populations of threatened species including Small Scur-pea, Tough Scurf-pea, Button Wrinklewort, Large-fruit Fireweed, Spiny Rice-flower, Swift Parrot, Painted Honeyeater and various wetland birds. It also contains extensive areas of suitable habitat for Striped Legless Lizard, Golden Sun Moth, Plains-wanderer, Common Dunnart and Fat-tailed Dunnart.

Image: Victorian Voclanic Plains Eastern Zone

Leigh Landscape Plan (PDF - 1106 KB)
Leigh Landscape Plan (DOC - 3129 KB)
Leigh Landscape Plan Maps (PDF - 880 KB)
Leigh Landscape Plan Maps (DOC - 2614 KB)

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Landscape Plans for Eastern Zone - Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion - May 2003 (PDF - 5610 KB)
Landscape Plans for Eastern Zone - Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion - May 2003 (DOC - 7098 KB)

Other related Landscape Plans within the Eastern Zone, Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion

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