Glenroy

Geography

Glenroy is a developing residential suburb with large rural areas located in a valley on the northern slopes of Nail Can Hill. Nail Can Hill is of great ecological importance. Many bike and fire service trails have been built through Nail Can Hill, which is used for the annual Nail Can Hill Run. The native plant life includes the river red gum and red box eucalypts, which dominate. Nail Can Hill is home to a rare orchid species called the Crimson Spider Orchid, and is the only place in New South Wales where it can be found.

Most-observed species

• Bogong moth

  Agrotis infusa Boisduval, 1835 · Insecta
  271
• swamp wallaby

  Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) · Mammalia
  218
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  178
• Red-necked Wallaby

  Notamacropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817) · Mammalia
  170
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  164
• Gang-gang Cockatoo

  Callocephalon fimbriatum (J.Grant, 1803) · Aves
  163
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  140
• Pimelea bracteata Threlfall

  Pimelea bracteata Threlfall · Magnoliopsida
  132

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2019-09-25
  21 km WNW of Cooma, Australia
• M 3.7 — 2012-04-19
  36 km ENE of Tumut, Australia
• M 2.9 — 2005-01-02
  35 km W of Duffy, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2004-02-28
  16 km SSE of Junee, Australia
• M 3 — 2003-05-17
  8 km NW of Kosciuszko National Park, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2003-01-25
  2 km NNE of Jindera, Australia