North Shore detectives have commenced an investigation after a human torso was found in Lane Cove bushland yesterday. 

Around 2.30pm on Wednesday, police were called to a location in Lane Cove North following reports of human remains.

North Shore NSW Police officers attended the scene, where they located a couch containing a human torso.

A crime scene was established and forensic specialists took the human remains for post-mortem examination. The remains are yet to be identified, though police believe they belong to an adult man.