Sutherland Mangahoe

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Tracks: There is one track on the reserve that takes around 50 minutes to complete.
Getting there: The reserve is located in the Turakina Valley, on Mangahoe Rd, 20kms west of Hunterville. From State Highway 3 at Turakina, the reserve can be accessed by travelling 26km up the Turakina Valley Road, turning left and then continuing a further 5km along Mangahoe Road
The locals: Common native bird species in the reserve include bellbird, tui, grey warbler, North Island fantail, silvereye and NZ pigeon.

Located south of a volcanic plateau and to the west of the foothills of the Ruahine Ranges, the Sutherland Mangahoe Reserve is made up primarily of Kahikatea podocarp forest - Kahikatea forest with rimu, totara, rewarewa, and occasional matai and miro, over an understorey of tawa. Re-planting, fencing and pest control in the past 20 years has helped this forested area back to its former glory and now many magnificent totara can be found in the area.