Sharplin Falls

Description

Sharplin Falls is a waterfall on Bowyers Stream in the Staveley district of mid-Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. The waterfall is located within a scenic reserve, and there is a popular walking track to a viewing platform. Sharplin Falls is located in a deep gully beneath the fault scarp that separates Mount Somers / Te Kiekie from Mount Winterslow, near the small settlement of Staveley. The falls and 1.3-kilometre-long (0.81 mi) access track are located within the 247 ha Sharplin Falls Scenic Reserve. The track to the falls passes through mixed beech forest that provides habitat for endemic birds including fantail (piwakawaka), bellbird (korimako), tomtit (miromiro), and kererū. The forest includes Metrosideros umbellata, a species that has limited distribution in Canterbury.