Moore’s Bush Reserve

Moore's Bush Reserve, also known as Moore's Bush, is a small reserve in the suburb of Leith Valley in Dunedin, New Zealand. This 4-hectare reserve is a combination of remnant native forest and a former dairy farm that has been replanted with native species.

Photo: Kimbirdley, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Forest
Description: a bush reserve in Dunedin, New Zealand
Also known as: “Moore’s Bush” and “Moores Bush”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baldwin Street and Sullivans Dam.

Baldwin Street

Photo: Oyvind1979, Public domain.

Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres northeast of Dunedin's central business district.

Sullivans Dam

Reservoir

Sullivans Dam is a reservoir in a forested area 10 kilometres to the north of the centre of Dunedin, New Zealand. The dam is located to the east of Mount Cargill, close to the Dunedin Northern Motorway in the upper Leith Valley, some 500 metres southeast of the Leith Saddle.

Mount Cargill

Peak

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Mount Cargill, known in Māori as Kapukataumahaka, is a volcanic outcrop which dominates the skyline of northern Dunedin, New Zealand. The peak is named for Captain William Cargill, an early leader of the Province of Otago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunedin and North East Valley.

Dunedin

Photo: Benchill, Public domain.

Dunedin, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the Otago region and the second-largest city of the South Island of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.

North East Valley

Suburb

Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North East Valley is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin.

Pine Hill

Suburb

Pine Hill is a suburb, hill, and general area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is sited on the hill of the same name, a spur of Mount Cargill overlooking North East Valley and Glenleith 4 kilometres to the north of the city centre.

Moore’s Bush Reserve

Category: nature reserve
Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.8176° or 45° 49′ 3″ south

Longitude

170.5129° or 170° 30′ 47″ east

Open location code

4V6G5GJ7+X5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 224968951

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

Wikidata ID

Q63432282

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leith Saddle and Nichols waterfall.

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