Hattons Corner Nature Reserve Plan of Management
Hattons Corner Nature Reserve lies 3 kilometres west of Yass, on the southern tablelands of NSW. It comprises four hectares of native grassland on the banks of the Yass River and was established as a nature reserve in 1982 because of its significant geological values.
Publisher: Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 1-74122-2498
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ID: DEC20070610
File: PDF 253.37 KB / Pages 17
Name: hattons-corner-nature-reserve-plan-of-management-070610.pdf
The significance of the area as a geological study site dates back to the 1870s. The Hume Limestone, which caps the scarp above the river at Hattons Corner, is particularly rich in fossils, including tabulate and rugose corals. The site is the type section for Late Silurian sedimentary sequences.
The site also protects a remnant of Yass Plains grassland, a vegetation type that has been largely removed elsewhere by modern agricultural practices.