Deanei Forest Reserve Discovery
The Deanei Forest reserve covers an area 13 hectares and has approximately 2 km of walking tracks
It is said to be the place where the Deanei, Blue Gums were first discovered.
They were named by Henry Deane who was at the time the Chief Engineer of NSW Railways. “Deane published a series of papers on native timbers, and wrote frequently on forestry and botanical subjects.Eucalyptus deanei and Leptospermum deanei were named after him.[1] His work on tertiary fossil botany was particularly valuable, and gave him a high reputation among the geologist of his time. “ Wikipipedia
The area is very different from the surrounding area because of the shale capped sandstone which resulted in an open forested area. It may well have contributed to the naming of Springwood.
These caches will take you to an area of historical interest.
This area was most probably an occupation site of the first nations people and it was an important site for settler occupation. In 1834 WilliamLawson was granted land that included Deanei Forest reserve. He appears to have used the land as a stock route staging post.
A number of dams were built for early water supply and a historical road exists near the last cache in this series.
Thankfully the reserve was saved in 1977 when people oppose the application made to build 48 units in this patch of Deanei
This area is worth the visit and be sure to attempt Bikerbuddy and NickoHeap’s cache Deanei while you are in the reserve.
YOU WILL ENTER A CUTTING GOING UP HILL CACHE IS ON THE CREEK SIDE
Congratulations: Joint FTF wshoeii and Ashoeii