Description:

Small ponds on valley floor.

Type/Class:

Fen/Bog.

Size:

87.3 ha.

Altitude:

200 - 240 m above sea level.

Approximate location:

North and west of the intersection of Slopedown Road and Dodds Road, Clinton.
NZTM (centre point): E1310470 N4869280.

Regional Plan:

Water for Otago.
Schedule 9 Regionally Significant Wetland, no.38, Map F34.

Territorial Authority:

Clutha District Council.

Other Information:

• Presence of red tussock (Chionochloa rubra) and wire rush/oioi (Leptocarpus minus). ^{2, 73}
  
  
• Presence of sphagnum, Cyathodes empetrifolia, Pernettya macrostigma, rautahi (Carex coriacea), leafless rush/wīwī (Juncus gregiflorus), Glen Murray tussock (Carex flagellifera), mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua), and Coprosma aff. Intertexta with a threat status of relict. ⁷³
  
  
• Threats include exotic species gorse and broom, grazing and pugging. ⁷³

References:

¹ Otago Regional Council (2004) Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Published by the Otago Regional Council, Dunedin.

² Ausseil, A.G., Newsome, P., Johnson, P. (2008) Wetland Mapping in the Otago Region. Landcare Research Contract Report prepared for the Otago Regional Council.

⁵¹ Otago Regional Council – Photo Archive.

⁷³ Kunzea Consultants (2008) Conservation Values Report – Freeholding Kuriwao Leasehold Estate – “Cairns Flat”. Report prepared for the Otago regional Council, Dunedin.

⁹¹ Otago Fish and Game Council – Photo Archive.

Aerial View of Dunvegan Fen Complex (March 2006)

Dunvegan Fen Complex, specifically Dunvegan Pond (January 2010) ⁹¹

Dunvegan Fen Complex (2010) ⁵¹