Nature and science
Booderee National Park features outstanding landscapes of national and international significance. The clear blue waters, stunning white beaches, rugged hills, forests, woodlands, heaths, swamps and marshes, dune lakes and marine environments support a rich variety of flora and fauna. The park contains many species that are at the limits of their bio-geographical range. The habitats protect a high concentration of rare and threatened plants and animal species. The park supports a population of endangered Bristle Birds and also the threatened green and golden bell frog. The park protects a significantly large area of species rich heathland, a diversity of wetlands and extensive saltmarshes. The park also protects the largest Posidonia seagrass meadows in New South Wales. The area is also one of the state's outstanding scenic locations.
The Botanic Gardens, a former annex of the Australian National Botanic Gardens, contains a significant collection of plants collected over the last fifty years, and is unique in its presentation of regional Koori plant utilisation.
Climate
The average annual rainfall of Jervis Bay is 1240 mm, most of which falls in autumn and winter. The wettest month is May and the driest is September. The temperatures range between an average maximum of 24°C in February and an average minimum of 9.2°C in July.
To find out what the weather is like on the South Coast right now - go to the Bureau of Meteorology web site.
