Nest Hill Nature Reserve
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| Nest Hill Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
 Entrance sign, Nest Hill Nature Reserve | |
  Nest Hill Nature Reserve | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Nearest city | Pulletop |
| Coordinates | 35°30′26.3″S 147°21′36″E / 35.507306°S 147.36000°E |
| Area | 7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1 January 2001[1] |
| Governing body | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Official website |
Nest Hill Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve, located in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia.[1] The 759 ha (1,880-acre) reserve is located approximately 25 km (16 mi) north of Holbrook, and 35 km (22 mi) south of Wagga Wagga.[1]
The reserve lies within Wiradjuri country, however little is known about its historic significance to Aboriginal people.[1] The lack of permanent water within the reserve suggests that it may have been of low importance.[1]
The reserve was gazetted as Pulletop State Forest on 4 May 1917,[2] and managed by the Forestry Commission of NSW for logging and timber harvesting activities.[3] The state forest was reclassified as a nature reserve on 1 January 2001.[1] The name Nest Hill is derived from a dominant peak of the same name located 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the reserve.[1]
