Mosman

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Mosman is an exquisitely beautiful urban peninsula in the heart of Sydney harbour. A place of rich natural heritage, with myriad birds, hidden beaches, fascinating cultural heritage, and important patches of remnant bushland.

Sydney City Bridge views Cremorne Point

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About the region

An exquisitely beautiful urban peninsula

Mosman is a spectacular peninsula on the northern shore of Sydney, Australia's most populous city.

This suburb with a rich human history and grand historic homes, contains stunning views of Sydney harbour, along with hidden beaches and exquisite patches of national park and bushland. Home to hundreds of species of native plants, and with bushland providing home to over 60 animals, including the powerful owl, Peron's tree frog, and the grey-headed flying fox.

Harbour views from Cremorne point

Sleeping Cormorants

Rainbow Lorikeet

Cremorne Point Tree

Mouth of Sydney Harbour

Forested Gully

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Articles about Mosman

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From surfing came a love of the ocean

Brett Fenton, now a global leader in marine conservation, developed a lifelong love of the ocean through a childhood up and down the New South...

Encounter with a seal in Sydney Harbour

Ocean lover Brett Fenton describes a very special encounter with a seal in the heart of Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour’s marine life makes a comeback

The marine life of the Sydney Harbour got to a low in the 1960s and 1970s, but we've seen an improvement in the last 5...

Sydney Harbour – a river valley flooded in the last ice age

What is now Sydney Harbour, 12,000 years ago was a river valley that was drowned. Water flooded in and the sea level rose 120 metres

Sleeping Cormorants Cremorne Point

Conservation

Preserving Mosman for future generations

How we nurture the urban bush interface is critical to the conservation of nature in Australia, and Mosman is an incredible example of the importance of conserving nature in our cities. Mosman has been well served by a proactive local council, very active bush-care groups, and thoughtful and passionate advocates for the long-term protection of the natural and cultural heritage of this critical part of Australia. Active conservation groups in Mosman include the:

Headland Preservation Group works to preserve the headlands of Mosman and the harbour for future generations.

Mosman Environment Foundation works to unleash the potential of local partners to preserve, protect and enhance the natural wealth of Mosman

Mosman Environment Group works to improve and protect the local environment of Mosman.

Mosman Parks & Bushland Association plays a major role in preserving Mosman's individual character and landscape.

Eco Walk Tours specialises in providing expert knowledge on the local ecology and history of the region.

Conservation efforts for Mosman

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Connection with nature turns hope into action

According to marine conservation leader Brett Fenton, hope is important, but not enough. But having a deep connection to the environment that we live in, can help us turn hope into action.

Project Restore: Bringing marine life back into Sydney Harbour

Project restore is a leader globally in moving beyond habitat-by-habitat marine restoration to provide an example of how multi-habitat restoration can be conducted at seascape scale.

Living Seawalls for Sydney Harbour

In Sydney Harbour, certainly upriver, nearly 100% of the natural shoreline has been transformed to artificial shorelines. This remarkable restoration project seeks to bring natural shoreline and marine biodiversity back

Saving White’s Seahorse

An incredible project in the heart of Sydney harbour aims to save one of the world's two endangered species of Seahorse - the beautiful, tiny, White's seahorse.

Restoring Sydney Harbour’s seagrass

This unique marine restoration project is working to restore Sydney Harbour's beautiful seagrass meadows - crucial habitat for marine biodiversity

From Bulldozers to Bush Regeneration

The Mosman Parks and Bushland Association was formed in the 1964 by residents protesting against a road being bulldozed through natural bushland in Mosman. This group became the birthplace for Australia's bush regeneration movement.

Things to Do

Visiting Mosman

Explore Mosman's exquisite natural ecology as you walk through its incredible landscape.

Activities

Walks

Snorkelling and diving

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Rainbow Lorikeet Cremorne point walk

Nature

Discover the plants and wildlife that call Mosman home

Mosman is an important peninsula on Sydney's north shore with fragments of natural bushland and a bushy coastal fringe. A recent ecological survey of Mosman identified 499 native plant species and 64 native animal species, including 3 amphibians, 43 birds, 9 mammals and 9 species of reptile that frequent the peninsula. There were four threatened fauna species found too, including the Powerful Owl, the Grey-Headed Flying-Fox, the Yellowbellied Sheathtail-Bat, and the Large-Eared Pied Bat.

Six of the bushland sites in Mosman contain Threatened Ecological Communities listed as Endangered.

Rich in birdlife and with a remarkably striking historical, urban, bush and harbour interface, the Mosman peninsula is a precious remnant of Australia's natural heritage in the heart of one of the world's most beautiful harbour cities.

The nature of Mosman

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Powerful Owl

The Powerful Owl is the largest of Australia's owls, frequenting the moist forests of Australia's east. A large owl with a small head, brown and white barred colouring, and distinctive yellow eyes.

Mosman galleries

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Mosman Wildlife

Dozens of species of native animals frequent the remnant moist gullies and bushland of the Mosman peninsula, from the Eastern Water Dragon to Peron's Tree Frog and the endangered Powerful Owl

Community

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Sydney Institute of Marine Science

The Sydney Institute of Marine Science, founded in 2005 and located on Chowder Bay in Sydney Harbour, is a world-leading marine science institute and the principal marine research facility in NSW

Mosman Parks and Bushland Association

The Mosman Parks & Bushland Association is a bushland regeneration group in Mosman that plays a major role in preserving Mosman's bushland, individual character and landscape.