Editing Lane Cove National Park (section)

==Features and location==
The park includes areas of land which are part of [[Ku-ring-gai Council|Ku-ring-gai]], [[City of Ryde|Ryde]], and [[Hornsby, New South Wales|Hornsby]] [[Local government in Australia|local government areas]] with small areas of the park in [[City of Willoughby|Willoughby]], [[Municipality of Lane Cove|Lane Cove]] and [[Municipality of Hunter's Hill|Hunter's Hill]] local government areas on the banks of the lower reaches of the river.  The park is surrounded on all sides by developed suburban areas and except for the upper northwestern region is never more than a kilometre wide.  Much of the park is of fairly rugged terrain on the slopes of the river valley and covered by dense bush.  The characteristics of the bush vary depending upon soils and topography. Parts of the park are affected by weed infestations, such as [[Fiddens Wharf]] and [[Fairyland, Lane Cove River|Fairyland]].

The central section of the park, between [[De Burghs Bridge]] on Ryde Road and [[Fullers Bridge]], was set aside as a park in the 1920s and developed with picnic areas interspersed in the bush along the banks of the river. The majority of these picnic areas are located between the Fuller's Road bridge and the road that leads towards the Tourist Park. North of this point the area becomes more rugged and there are no picnic areas until the Tunks Hill (previously known as Tunks Farm) area which is away from the river behind the garden nursery on [[Lane Cove Road]].

A weir was constructed in the 1930s<ref name="POM" /> near Fullers Bridge which converted the middle section of the river from tidal salt-water to a fresh-water area with constant water level suitable for recreational use in rowing boats and canoes. This area was managed by a trust and was called Lane Cove River Park.  In 1982, the [[Government of New South Wales]] took over direct control of the park which was then called Lane Cove Regional Park. Various nearby areas of undeveloped government land near the river upstream and downstream from the central area including an area around Pennant Hills Park has also been added to the national park. It was then renamed Lane Cove National Park in 1992.<ref name="POM" /> See [https://www.friendsoflanecovenp.org/history history] for further information.

A fish ladder has been constructed next to the weir to enable [[Australian bass]] to access the freshwater breeding grounds upstream of the weir. Fishing is allowed in parts of the Lane Cove River as per restrictions managed by [[Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales)|Department of Primary Industries]].<ref>[http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/329319/Factsheet-737.pdf Sydney Harbour and Northern beaches recreational fishing guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328131910/http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/329319/Factsheet-737.pdf |date=28 March 2014 }}</ref>

The Lane Cove National Park is popular with walkers, joggers and cyclists. The [[Lane Cove River Tourist Park]], operated by the [[NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]], is located within Lane Cove National Park.

[https://www.friendsoflanecovenp.org/ Friends Of Lane Cove National Park]V was formed after the 1994 bushfires and runs volunteer bushcare groups through the park areas. The group also sources grants for bushland regeneration works. 

The main walking track along the [[Lane Cove River]] forms part of the [[Great North Walk]] from Sydney CBD to [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]. This track incorporates a number of old tracks that were, in many cases, old logging trails.