Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...
Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...
Inventory of coastal areas of local or regional significance in the ...
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Rifle Range Road Lakes (Nowell Road Ponds)<br />
Number: 57 GPS: 2620452E<br />
6175674N<br />
General description<br />
Two adjacent <strong>coastal</strong> dune lakes with highly modified marg<strong>in</strong>s. An imp<strong>or</strong>tant feed<strong>in</strong>g area<br />
f<strong>or</strong> native water birds 4, 6 .<br />
Location<br />
2.5 km south <strong>of</strong> Hawera.<br />
Land tenure<br />
Site: - Private Land<br />
Site access: - District Land: Can be viewed from Nowell Road (adm<strong>in</strong>istered by <strong>the</strong><br />
South Taranaki District Council), however no f<strong>or</strong>mal access<br />
to <strong>the</strong> site due to location on private land.<br />
- Private Land: No f<strong>or</strong>mal access<br />
Values<br />
Amenity High - significant natural area 8<br />
Recreational Moderate - birdwatch<strong>in</strong>g and shoot<strong>in</strong>g 5<br />
Cultural/ Moderate - midden 4<br />
Hist<strong>or</strong>ical<br />
Ecological/<br />
Scientific<br />
High - a <strong>regional</strong>ly significant wetland 6<br />
4 5<br />
- imp<strong>or</strong>tant area f<strong>or</strong> native water birds<br />
Public access<br />
None - Private land, approval is required from <strong>the</strong> landowner to cross land.<br />
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